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Congratulations to Mr. Henry Ambrose-Ojiodu, a Nigerian – Born German based Football Coach/Manager and Scout, and the arrowhead of Gbandi for Senate Diaspora talent hunt / Sports Outreach and Trainer Rotweiss Ahlen U19, Germany, for winning the U19 football challenge cup in Ahlen, Germany. With Gbandi & Henry Ambrose-Ojiodu led Diaspora Football Outreach and talent hunting already in progress in Ndokwa and Aniocha Nation, which is already yielding great positive results with demands for football talents from Nigeria, you can be assured the future of Delta North’s sprouting generations will be secured by innovation-driven, capacity-building, youth-centered leadership back by Global…

I am happy and glad that I have had the privilege to engage the good people of ANIOMA directly in the last months; Royal Fathers & Mothers, farmers, market Women, Youth organizations, President Generals (PGs), and leaders of thoughts in Delta – North which is consistent with global best practices. Listening to them to understand the issues and to know when and how to apply simple or complex solutions to problems confronting the good people of Delta North has been pretty rewarding, rather than through proxy, which is characteristic of today’s politicians. Interacting with them at the grassroots is one…

As a leader of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe (NIDO-Europe), which is comprised of 23 Chapters in 21 European countries, the European arm of NIDO, a global network of organizations initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2000, to represent the interests of all Nigerians in the Diaspora in national development my leadership introduced Electronic voting. NIDO, historically the largest African Diaspora network of organizations in the world, includes NIDO Americas, NIDO Europe, NIDO Asia, NIDO Oceania, and NIDO Africa, registered as continental Nigerians in Diaspora organizations (Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 67, Vol.104, NIDCOM Act).…

As Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will work hand in hand with the pro-people’s President to make NIDCOM a Diaspora Parliament with NIDO at the center to galvanize over 20 million Nigerians’ human and financial resources in Diaspora. It’s only common sense that a constituency that technically oversubscribed $300 Million Nigeria’s Diaspora Bond by 130%, remitted over $65.34 billion in just three years [2018-2020]; $24.31bn in 2018, $23.81bn in 2019, and $17.21bn in 2020, an average of four percent [4%] of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to boost economic activities in the country certainly deserves the right…

The following account took place on my flight from Abuja to Rome via Frankfurt on the 5th of November 2022 to attend the Annual General Meeting [AGM] of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization billed to take place in Rome on the 12th of November 2022. With jet lag in the offing, and despite my hectic campaign schedule, I wouldn’t miss out on the NIDOE AGM, an organization that retains a special place in my heart, having served selflessly from 2013 – 2020 first as President at the National level [Germany] and subsequently as Continental Chairman Board of Trustees at European level. …

DBS TV Morning Ride Anchor persons asked for my reactions to the above statement. My answer was simple and swift! Appointment of “Diaspora Shadow Ministers” unconstitutional – NiDCOM; warns against move: A statement by Engr Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi, Secretary of the Commission, on behalf of the Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said that the attention of the Management of NiDCOM has been “drawn to the so-called appointment of “Diaspora Shadow Ministers” by a certain Mr. Kenneth Gbandi, former Chairman, NIDO Europe.” “A constituency that remitted over $65.34 billion in just three years [2018-2020] averaging 4% of Nigeria GDP, which helped save Nigeria from bankruptcy, deserves the…

It is time to restore the lost glory of the Anioma Nation and Our future is now !

🛣️🎙️📣🏅🇳🇬🧠 The vision to transform Delta North into the Agricultural Netherlands of Africa will offer food security, provide manifold income streams for our underpaid farmers & directly inject 120,000 jobs into the Anioma ecosystem. To get this vision running, we need the energy of young, first level staff – 3000 small holder farmers, academic interns, local produce entrepreneurs, supply chain distributors, farm support staff, farm technicians & managers, drone powered security personnel and agro enthusiasts in general. These 9 massive self sustaining agro settlements (one in every local government within Delta North) will run exclusively on renewable solar energy. 3000…

Gbandi unveils 5 point Agenda for Delta North at the Official Campaign Flag Off in Asaba 120,000 jobs in 4 years _Green4Life Agro Initiative in 9 LGAs of Delta North in partnership with Green Leben Germany & Portugal: 550 Diaspora House Village (DVD); Youth Capacity Building and Business Development (YCBBD) and Skills and Vocational Training & Re-Training  Initiative (SVTTI) for over 65% out of job youths in Delta North._ 2. Monthly Unemployment Benefits _Social Welfare Package (SWP) for all Graduates/ Skilled and Vocational graduates in Delta North enlisted in the YCBBD Database. Disbursement of this social welfare scheme, financed from…

By Femi Odere For a developing (some would argue that she’s still underdeveloped) nation like Nigeria, it’s befuddling, to say the least, that the country’s Diaspora population, which has been documented to have the highest percentage in higher education among global Diaspora population are not given any place in the country’s foreign policy formulation, not to talk of being factored into her sustainable economic development paradigm. Although this piece is an attempt to make a case for the inclusion of Nigerians in Diaspora, based on hard facts and incontrovertible evidence, into the country’s foreign policy and sustainable economic development agenda,…