The Place Of Diasporas In Our Government If Elected—PeterObi

<h4>The Place Of Diasporas In Our Government If Elected<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that Mr&period; Peter Obi&comma; the presidential candidate of Labour Party&comma; LP&comma; has stylishly unveiled his plans to work with Nigerians abroad if he is elected as the president of the global most populous black country&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This disclosure was highlighted as part of his sensitization itinerary across Continents to intimate Nigerians abroad of his cardinal objectives&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to the former governor of Anambra State&comma; remittance of Nigerians in the diaspora forms a reasonable chunk of the country&&num;8217&semi;s aggregate assets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that if properly harnessed into the fabrics of his proposed government&comma; they would contribute hugely to the needed technical knowledge transfer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi further noted that beyond their well-known role as senders of remittances&comma; diasporas can promote trade and foreign direct investment&comma; create businesses and spur entrepreneurship&comma; and transfer new knowledge and skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi wrote&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;<em><strong>En route to the U&period;S&period;A&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll make a pit stop in Germany to interact with Nigerians in Germany&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>I hold Nigerians in Diaspora in very high esteem&semi; they represent the core of our human development capital and contribute immensely to nation building via remittances and technical knowledge transfer&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>My present outing will take me to Germany&comma; Italy&comma; Canada &amp&semi; the U&period;S&period;A&period; I look forward to the very constructive<&sol;strong> <strong>engagements&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;