JIFORM to honour Makinde,Sadipe-Akande, Sarumi-Aliyu,others at Summit

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde , his Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora matters, Hon Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu and the Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters, Hon Tolulope Sadipe-Akande have been listed among personalities to be honoured at the 2020 edition of the international migration conference to be held in Ibadan Oyo State on October 15, 2020.
Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde
Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora matters to Oyo state Governor, Hon Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu
The event is the second annual summit of the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM), a media foundation with over 200 members spread across the continents covering migration matters.
Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters, Hon Tolulope Sadipe-Akande
A statement signed by the Chairman, Local Organising Committee of the summit , Yaquop Popoola, on Wednesday explained that the personalities were singled out because of their various interventions on migration and migrants related issues in Nigeria.
“JIFORM had monitored with keen interest the migration policy of Governor Makinde and his kind hearted gestures towards several stranded Nigerians abroad. This is commendable alongside his rehabilitation scheme for them being implemented by his SSA on Diaspora matters, Sarumi-Aliyu.
“Sarumi-Aliyu has demonstrated competence like other appointees of the governor while Sadipe-Akande has been consistent in her advocacy on migration issues in Nigeria. At the National Assembly she remains a voice for the migrants and the need to address factors fueling irregular migration by the Nigerian youths” said the LOC Chair of JIFORM.

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