Mrs Edith Nelson Udo-Udo, Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate
Development, stated that VON is an external broadcast platform which
served as a voice for Nigeria, promote Nigerians and showcase the
talents, resources and achievements from Nigeria at large.
Udo-Udo added that the purpose of the meeting was to rub minds and
create synergy with the Commission, which has a complementary function
of celebrating the Nigerian Diasporas and intervening when the need
arises on their behalf.
In his contribution, the Deputy Director, News (Foreign Affairs), Mr. Godwin Ukaa said that NiDCOM shared the same mandate with VON by telling Nigerians stories in their own way because too many negative stories of Nigerians in the Diaspora are in circulation than the positive stories.
A thankful Mr. Ukaa pointed out that, with social and digital media, VON
has been able to create an application to reach a wider audience at just a click of a button.
The broadcast medium has planned to create a 15-minute weekly programme to cover the activities of NiDCOM on special interests and events.
Receiving the delegation from VON, the Secretary to the Commission,
Engr. Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi thanked them for the courtesy visit and
inaugurated a Technical Committee to brainstorm and formalise the
partnership through a memorandum of understanding.
