Tag: Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti

GADS: Diaspora Communities are our greatest off-shore assets,says Pinto Chikoti

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The Secretary General, Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States,(OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti says the Diaspora Communities are the greatest off-shore assets and critical force in achieving sustainable development in their countries of origin. Mr Pinto Chikoti stated this at the second edition of the Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS), in Abuja. He explained that the organization is geared towards working together to create the right framework to facilitate the positive contributions of the Diaspora in the areas of Climate Change and Science and Technology among others. The OACPS…

Africa’s Development tied to its Diaspora – Pinto Chikoti

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The Secretary – General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS),Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti has stated that when Africa begin to tap, harness and exploit the huge human and capital resources of its Diaspora more constructively, Africa’s accelerated growth and development would become inevitable.   Mr Georges Pinto Chikoti expressed this when he led a Seven-man delegation to Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in Abuja.   The visit centered on plans to host an upcoming Diaspora Convention. Mr Chikoti added that Africa has…