“Uzodimma To Gift Each Imo Returnee From South Africa N1m” – Abike Dabiri

Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, has reportedly approved a cash grant of N1 million each for all Imo indigenes who have been repatriated from South Africa.

Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), announced the governor’s intervention on Thursday, while receiving the first batch of repatriated citizens at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The returnees, comprising men, women and children, are the first among more than 1,000 Nigerians who registered for voluntary evacuation following weeks of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigrant violence in parts of South Africa.

Dabiri-Erewa said NiDCOM has coordinated integration plans for the returned citizens and would continue to ensure more people-to-people coordination.

“We’re excited that the president made this happen. And, of course, there’s multi agency collaboration, each with their own goals,” she said.

“On our part at NiDCOM, we’ve been able to get them private sector collaboration: MTN is giving them N100,000 each, N50,000 airtime; NEMA is providing transportation to their various bases; Governor Home Uzodinma is giving each of his citizens a million naira each. 
And I hope all governors will do the same because they need to be reintegrated and they need to be happy to be back home.”

Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs, said four more repatriation flights are expected to return Nigerians who have expressed interest in leaving South Africa.

Ebienfa said the screening exercise has also been extended to Sunday to give more Nigerians the opportunity to be able to return.

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