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Buhari renews Dabiri-Erewa’s tenure as NiDCOM Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, reappointed the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa for a second term in office.
This was contained in a letter to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari seeking for her confirmation.
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A former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Dabiri-Erewa was appointed NIDCOM chairman in November 2018. She also served as a member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Lagos at the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2015, where she chaired the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs.
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