The group said it was worried by the ugly situation and ready to partner the federal government in driving the current administration’s change agenda.
Speaking during the conferment of award on some Nigerian who have distinguished themselves in their respective positions, the President of ANAPIN, Mazi Emmanuel Okoro, said what defines the character of a nation is what that country and it’s people were able to do in times of challenges.
He said Nigeria can attain its full potential provided the government is ready to engage its Diaspora professionals as strategic drivers of our macro-economic policies and in the implementation of such intervention programmes as the youth employment and empowerment schemes.
Among key steps he said the government must take are to pay urgent attention are to create enabling environment for attraction of investments by addressing security issues, diversification of the economy and weaning it away from dependence on oil and fossil fuels.
According to ANAPIN president, the federal government should also pay more attention to investment in infrastructure and entrenchment of the rule of law.
He said that for current administration to achieve a sustained economic growth under its change agenda, it must critically address the macro-economic imperatives of our present economy.
He said ANAPIN has floated an intervention scheme aimed at empowering about 200 graduate trainees each from the six geographical zones of the country.
“As a platform that proffers solutions for a better Nigeria, instead of engaging is savage indictment of our leaders, ANAPIN is today unveiling two transformative programmes that we hope will impact on our nation positively – the Youth Education and Empowerment Project and Bassie’s Peace, “Just One Girl” Project,” he said.
The youth education programme is targeted at empowering men and women with skills to enhance their opportunities to actively participate in the Nigerian economy.
“I therefore call on the government to quickly facilitate the engagement of professionals in diaspora for inclusive development in order to ensure that the Change Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is realised.
“With over 25,000 Nigerians coming home from sojourn abroad every year to help in the task of economic development and national transformation, the Diaspora professionals must partner the government to do what has been done in other developing economies such as Israel, “I therefore call on the government to quickly facilitate the engagement of professionals in diaspora for inclusive development in order to ensure that the Change Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is realised.
“With over 25,000 Nigerians coming home from sojourn abroad every year to help in the task of economic development and national transformation, the Diaspora professionals must partner the government to do what has been done in other developing economies such as Israel, Rwanda, India, China, Singapore and others,” he said.
Okoro lamented that there is a enormous stranded intellectual and professional capital of Nigerian extraction in the Diaspora that can be harnessed for the good of the country.
Among those who received the awards included the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, Emeka Okwosa, an engineer, administrator and business entrepreneur, Mrs. Ibikunle Odusote, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa, Uche Orji, Kyari Abba Bukar and Ms. Anne Ene- Ita.
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