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The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured Nigerians successful the Diaspora, particularly those successful the United States that the President Bola Tinubu’s policies and programmes were connected the close track.
VP Shettima besides assured the Nigerians of robust engagement with the administration, with a presumption to positioning Nigeria successful its rightful spot among the comity of nations.
According to a connection by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President urged Nigerians overseas to support believing successful their location nation, saying the state was connected the close way nether President Tinubu’s watch.
The Vice President, who 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, said Nigeria was connected the close way with the reforms being undertaken by Tinubu nether the Renewed Hope Agenda.
On behalf of Tinubu, the VP commended Nigerians successful diaspora for their resilience and content successful the existent government, acknowledging their capableness to adhd worth to the country’s translation efforts.
“I privation to convey you from the bottommost of my bosom but I volition person to travel backmost to the US again and person a much robust engagement with you. 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,” the Vice President said.
He charged the Nigerian assemblage arsenic good arsenic others crossed the satellite to beryllium arrogant of their heritage, noting that Nigeria’s affirmative developmental indices successful each spheres was a reflection of well-thought-out policies of the Tinubu-led 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’re investing successful the Nigerian younker and students arsenic is the lawsuit with NELFUND,” helium stated.
Earlier, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, introduced immoderate Nigerians who are signaling elephantine strides overseas to the Vice President, stressing that nether the Tinubu administration, the contented of Diaspora Nigerians was taking centre signifier and accorded needed attention.
“Under this administration, it is easier for you to get your passport. Also, the non-resident Bank Verification Number (BVN) is present moving nether this administration. 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 noted.
Nigerians astatine the gathering expressed readiness to put successful the state successful areas similar mining, health, AI, fintech, originative manufacture and agriculture, among others, conscionable arsenic they praised the government’s efforts successful the easiness of doing business.
Those who spoke astatine the gathering see an Amazon AI Engineer, Adebimpe Daniels; a Healthcare Specialist, Saratu Garba; Mr Idoni Matthew, among others.
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