The Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations on Wednesday, lamented the accumulation migration another way referred to as ‘Japa’ by means of Nigerians to international international locations looking for greener pastures, announcing the improvement should be checked.
The Committee chaired by means of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi), made the declaration at its maiden assembly held on the Senate wing of the Nationwide Meeting Advanced, Abuja.
Natasha who represents Kogi Central at the platform of the Peoples Democratic Celebration stated a reversal of accumulation migration should be addressed within the hobby of the society.
“This committee will do that by means of taking part with related stakeholders within the department of creating Nigerians specifically the adolescence, imagine extra of their nation and now not the mindset of short of to hurry in a foreign country. Patriotism is earned and now not pressured.
“We want to determine a couple of steps that we will virtue in development our economic system right here the usage of our diaspora power. We’re going to appear into international locations like Republic of India, Pakistan, or even Egypt, in Africa right here on how they’ve grown their capacities and made their international locations sexy for a bigger proportion of citizenry to stick.
“The committee will get started this procedure by means of getting the database of Nigerians in Diaspora, nation by means of nation and in addition collaborate with numerous global organisations on farmlands of center of attention that may draw in a lot of them again house.
“India is a very good example of reversing the japa syndrome by being the Information and Communication Technology capacity hub of the world with attendant jobs for its citizens,” she stated.
Previous in his remarks, the rapid life chairman of the committee, Senator Victor Umeh (APGA, Anambra), expressed hope within the talent of Senator Natasha to remove the committee to bigger heights, announcing, “I knew {that a} stunning good fortune has come on board for this committee with Senator Natasha as Chairman.
“She has what it takes to break into the grounds and then galvanise all efforts towards tapping the potentials of Nigeria’s diaspora communities and also collaborate with other stakeholders on reversing the japa syndrome,” he stated.