The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged African descent globally, to unite for the common goal of promoting their diversity, strength and progress of the continent.
The NiDCOM chairman stated this at a strategic meeting with the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Miriam Morales Palmero, in Abuja.
Dabiri-Erewa stressed that The Decade for the People of African Descent was an opportunity for Africans, all over the world to build a stronger, united and upward continent.
She further added that the commission was eager to work with the Cuban people and government, for effective and efficient diaspora engagement to galvanise cultural exchanges.
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The Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Miriam Morales Palmero, acknowledged the crucial role and importance of exchanges in building cultural identities, given similar historical imperatives.
The Cuban Ambassador, therefore extended an invitation to the NiDCOM boss to celebrate The Decade for the People of African Descent, holding in December, in Havana, and Matanzas provinces.
Amb. Palmero explained that the event was similar to the Badagry Door of Return Festival in Lagos, that captures the spiritual and socio-economic significance of the Historic African Diaspora.
She commended the leadership of Dabiri-Erewa for the impressive work done to engage with the diaspora, and said she was looking forward to establish mutually beneficial relationship with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
