The Federal House of Representatives has urged President BOLA TINUBU to give nod to the provisions of the NIDCOM Establishment Act, 2017 by constituting the Board of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

The House also urged the President to inaugurate the Board after their confirmation and charge it to immediately address the numerous challenges facing Nigerians in the Diaspora.

It also mandated its Committee on Diaspora to ensure compliance.

The House also noted the genuine intent of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in signing the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission Act in response to complaints Nigerians suffer in their host countries, resulting in a huge embarrassment to the image of Nigeria and its rating before the community of nations.

The House worried that if the Board is not constituted immediately, the capacity of NIDCOM to address the challenges of Nigerians in the diaspora will worsen and that would present Nigeria from a negative perspective as a country that does not care for the welfare of its citizens, thus undermining the establishment of the Commission.