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Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians successful the Diaspora of robust engagement successful the policies and programs of the medication of President Bola Tinubu.
Shettima said this was with a presumption to positioning Nigeria successful its rightful spot among the comity of nations.
He spoke during a gathering with members of the Nigerian assemblage successful the United States connected the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly successful New York.
He urged Nigerians overseas to person religion successful their homeland, adding that the state was connected the close way nether President Tinubu’s leadership.
The Vice-President said that Nigeria was connected the close way with the reforms being undertaken by Tinubu nether the Renewed Hope Agenda.
He commended Nigerians successful the diaspora for their resilience and religion successful the existent Nigerian government, acknowledging their capableness to lend to the country’s translation efforts.
“Each 1 of you has worth summation capabilities successful your ain way, and your acquisition is not thing you tin bargain successful the market. You person earned it.
“Continue to judge successful Nigeria. Nigeria is connected the close track. In the fullness of time, we volition inhabit our rightful spot successful the comity of nations,” helium said.
Shettima besides said that the Nigerian assemblage successful the United States arsenic good arsenic others crossed the world, should beryllium arrogant of their heritage.
According to him, Nigeria’s affirmative developmental indices successful each spheres are a reflection of the well-thought-out policies of the Tinubu administration.
“Our overseas reserve is crossing the $40 cardinal mark, the sub-nationals are raking successful trillions of naira, and we are seeing unprecedented infrastructural concern crossed the full country.
“We are investing successful the Nigerian younker and students arsenic is the lawsuit with NELFUND,” helium said.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, introduced immoderate Nigerians who were making elephantine strides overseas to the Vice President.
She stressed that nether the Tinubu administration, the contented of Diaspora Nigerians was taking centre signifier and being fixed the needed attention.
“Under this administration, it is easier for you to get your passport. Also, the non-resident Bank Verification Number (BVN) is present working.
“You don’t request to travel location to get your BVN, and a batch of concern opportunities are present unfastened and available. Most importantly, the system is being transformed, and Nigeria is present a bully spot to invest,” she said.
Nigerians contiguous astatine the gathering said they were acceptable to put successful Nigeria successful areas specified arsenic mining, health, AI, fintech, the originative industry, and agriculture, among others.
They besides lauded the government’s efforts successful the easiness of doing business.
Those who spoke astatine the gathering included an Amazon AI Engineer, Adebimpe Daniels, a Healthcare Specialist, Saratu Garba, and Mr. Idoni Matthew, among others.
The station Get acceptable for engagement nether Tinubu, Shettima tells Nigerians successful diaspora appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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