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ABIKE Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has commended Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee,

NAPAC, for the relief materials provided in assisting flood victims in

Bayelsa State.

Making the presentation on behalf of NiDCOM Chairman, the Secretary to

the Commission, Sule Yakubu Bassi, handed over 200 units of

PhermaNets and 100 cartons of Indomie Instant Noodles to National

Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, for onward delivery to all the victims of the flooding in Bayelsa State.

Bassi stated that there are over 17 million Nigerians in the diaspora, who are part and parcel of this great country Nigeria, emphasizing President Buhari’s 3-Point Diaspora Agenda, which include: Diaspora are our ambassadors; diaspora must excel in whatever they do and diaspora must never forget home by giving back.

Receiving the palliatives, Alhassan Nuhu, Director Relief and

Rehabilitation Department of NEMA, expressed gratitude to NAPAC for their continued support and singular show of solidarity to the flood victims

and Nigeria as a whole.

He assured the members of NAPAC that the relief materials will be

immediately dispatched to Yenegoa for distribution to the deserving people.

Nuhu added that the zeal of NAPAC to assist their compatriots in

need is far bigger than any relief materials provided. He was quoted

saying that “come and eat is even sweeter than eating”.

He urged other public spirited individuals and associations wherever they are, to support the effort of the government in reaching out to those who are most vulnerable in terms of flood and other disasters.

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