The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa for reappointment as the Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term.
President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the Senate weeks earlier to request that the Upper Chamber confirm her appointment.
In a letter addressed to the Senate on May 2, 2023, President Buhari requested the confirmation of Dabiri-Erewa’s
reappointment as MD/CEO of NIDCOM
She also served in the House of Representatives as a member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos from 2003 to 2015 where she served as the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs at the House of Representatives
During plenary on Tuesday, the lawmakers paved the way for Dabiri-Erewa’s second term in office as head of NIDCOM.
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa was first appointed in November 2018 as NIDCOM boss, Dabiri-Erewa after a prior assignment as former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.
