Diaspora Engagement: NiDCOM, Cuban Embassy Partner On Cultural Exchange

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says African descent globally, should unite for the common goal of promoting their diversity, strength and progress of the continent.

The NiDCOM Chairman in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu stated this at a strategic meeting with the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Miriam Morales Palmero, in Abuja.

Dabiri-Erewa stressed that The Decade for the People of African Descent is an opportunity for Africans, all over the world to build a stronger, united and upward continent.

She further added that the Commission is eager to work with the Cuban people and government, for effective and efficient diaspora engagement to galvanise cultural exchanges.

The Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Miriam Morales Palmero acknowledges the crucial role and importance of exchanges in building cultural identities, given similar historical imperatives.

The Cuban Ambassador, therefore extended an invitation to the NiDCOM Boss to celebrate The Decade for the People of African Descent, holding in December, in Havana, and Matanzas provinces.

Amb. Palmero explained that the event is similar to the Badagry Door of Return Festival in Lagos, that captures the spiritual and socio-economic significance of the Historic African Diaspora.

She commended the leadership of Dabiri-Erewa for the impressive works done to engage with the diaspora, and is looking forward to establish mutually beneficial relationship with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.