The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Memmet Poroy, has proposed a working collaboration between the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and the Presidency of the Turks abroad and related diaspora communities, which is Turkey’s own agency for its diaspora.
In a strategic meeting with Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in Abuja, the newly appointed Turkish Ambassador expressed interest in learning more about the Nigerian diaspora, as both share similarities with unique characteristics of the Turkish diaspora.
He appreciated the impressive work NiDCOM has done in gathering demographic statistics via the diaspora portal as he stated that an understudy will improve their diaspora relations.
The NIDCOM Boss, Dabiri-Erewa on her part expressed strong interest in deepening collaboration and learning from each other’s diaspora policies.
Abike briefed the ambassador on the challenges facing Nigerian students in Northern Cyprus, and called for urgent interventions.