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Abike Dabiri
Nigerian politician (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa OON (born 10 October 1962[1]) is a Nigerian politician and former member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Constituency in Lagos State.[2] She was the Chairman of the House Committee on Media & Publicity.[3]
Abike Dabiri-Erewa | |
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![]() The Chairman, Nigerian in Diaspora Commission | |
Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-10-10) 10 October 1962 (age 61) Jos, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Plateau State, Nigeria) |
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Parent(s) | Alhaji and Alhaja Ashafa Erogbogbo Marital status - Divorced |
Education | BA in English, PGD in Mass Communication, MSc in Mass Communication, |
Alma mater | Maryland Private School, St. Teresa’s College, Ibadan. University of Ife, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. |
Occupation | Public servant |
She was also the former Chairperson of the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs,[4] and was elected for the first time in 2003, and re-elected in 2007 and 2011.[5]
In 2015, she was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. In November 2018, Dabiri-Erewa was given a new role of Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.[6][7] The letter for the confirmation of her appointment was sent to the Senate in 2018 by the Presidency but was delayed until May 2019 when the Senate confirmed her appointment.[8][9]
She was also a supporter of "Together Nigeria"; an independent advocacy group launched to work towards President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 [10] re-election bid.
She is the incumbent Chairman/CEO of Nigerian in Diaspora Commission.[11]