Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged state governments to ensure proper reintegration of returnees from South Africa into the society.
She said that the second batch of 319 returnees would be leaving South Africa for Nigeria on Tuesday.
“The returnees are not criminals but very hardworking Nigerians, who have lost everything they ever worked for in South Africa.The NIDCOM boss said that among the returnees were fathers separated from their children and a widow with four children, who had already been offered scholarships.“The Bank of Industry has the contacts of these returnees and would contact them for soft loans.
She praised President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the detective for Nigerians to be evacuated from South Africa and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama for showing leadership.
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