Excitement as Abike Dabiri is Reappointed

A large stone used for supporting the household leaves one’s hand and a bird falls. The process of throwing the stone to kill the bird for food is risky, but the risk of starvation is greater. This African proverb demonstrates something of the urgency with which President Muhammadu Buhari has once again appointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa for the position of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this respect, the president has demonstrated great faith in the person and work of Dabiri-Erewa.

It is no longer news that NiDCOM has assumed the fierce attitude of its Chairman and CEO. Since President Buhari appointed her to the position in 2018 (confirmed by the Senate in 2019), NiDCOM became one of the frontline agencies in the country. Moreover, its protective status has endeared it to Nigerians everywhere, making it so that Dabiri-Erewa would become the darlings of Nigerians big and small. Thus, following her recent reappointment, many of these Nigerians that see Dabiri-Erewa as a darling mother are excited and celebrating.

President Buhari’s choice and decision to reappoint Dabiri-Erewa does not need explanation. The simple fact is that she has done well since 2019, bringing much pride to Nigerians in her handling of matters in the diaspora. Many foreign representatives have described her as having the alter ego of a frightening tigress, an alter ego that appears whenever a Nigerian living outside the shores of the country is threatened.

In her work, Dabiri-Erewa has not only helped a lot of abroad Nigerians in living secure lives but has also assisted in the security of their livelihoods. She is always at the top of her game and will not lose to anybody else regarding all things diaspora.

It is thus no surprise that Dabiri-Erewa is once again NiDCOM’s boss. It shows that she still has much to do in the agency.