Wale Jagun
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for a second term as the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
The notice of her reappointment was contained in a letter written by the President to the Senate requesting the Upper Chamber to confirm her reappointment.
The letter dated April 26 was addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday.
President first named Dabiri-Erewa as the pioneer NiDCOM chai in November 2018. She was the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora before the appointment.
The appointment as an aide to President Buhari came after serving as a lawmaker representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency for three – term, during which she was chairman, the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs.
Dabiri-Erewa was also a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State from 2003-2015.
