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THE PUBLIC SPHERE with Chido Nwakanma
In a landmark legal and policy move, Abia State has become the first subnational to domesticate the federal legislation for the involvement of its citizens in the diaspora in state affairs. The Abia Citizens in Diaspora Commission became a parastatal by an Act of the State Assembly on 22 March 2021.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and the State House of Assembly’s Speaker have shone in the limelight deservedly, but two women with pluck deserve even more accolades for this happening.
The Abia Citizens in Diaspora Act and Commission reprises the Nigerians in Diaspora Act 2017 and the Commission over which Hon Abike Dabiri presides. It sets out to ensure the protection of Abians in the diaspora and project and facilitate their effective participation in the state’s economic, political, and social development. Its objectives include providing a direct link to the involvement of Abians in the diaspora in the state’s development, exploring the “huge
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