Senate confirms Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chairman of Nigerian Diaspora Commission

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Abike Dabiri-Erewa for appointment as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission. The Senate made the confirmation and subsequent announcement on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle @NGRSenate. Dabiri-Erewa who is currently the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora was a three-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos between 2003 and 2015. As a Reps member, she was chairman of House Committee on Diaspora Affairs; and had sponsored the bill seeking the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission. The post Senate confirms Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chairman of Nigerian Diaspora Commission appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.