By Peter Ejiofor
Abidjan, July 2, 2023: Anambra indigenes resident in Cote d`Ivoire have called on the state government to create the enabling environment that would attract people in the Diaspora to invest enable at home.
The indigenes also said that Anambra people in the Diaspora were eager to invest in the state to create employment and boost its economy.
Nze Chiadi Chinazo, Vice-President, Anambra State Union in Cote d`Ivoire, said in an interview in Abidjan on Sunday that Anambra indigenes in that country want to invest at home and improve the state’s economy.
`Anambra indigenes abroad want to come home and invest. In particular, we in Cote dIvoire have interest in real estate, Information Communication Technology (ICT) and other areas that will create employment,
“We want the state government to improve on security, good roads and electricity.
“In fact, with electricity and security, our people abroad will return en masse to do massive investment at home.
`We are aware that Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has been working hard on security in the state, but we still appeal for more improvement,’ he said.
Chinazo also the President, Aguata Local Government Meeting in Cote d`Ivoire, suggested that the state government should install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in different parts of the state.
I believe that the installation of CCTV cameras in strategic places in our state will assist in checking crime. This system is working in Cote d`Ivoire and I believe it will work in our state, he said.
The vice-president said that Anambra indigenes in Cote d`Ivoire had cordial relationships with other Nigerians resident in the country and even their hosts.
He said as one way of showing its togetherness, an indigene of the state, Eze Ikechukwu Emmanuel, was crowned as the first traditional ruler of Igbos in Cote d’Ivoire last year.
The traditional ruler has been working tirelessly to improve the welfare of our people and other Nigerians in Cote d`Ivoire and we are happy with his rule, he added.
On the Diaspora voting, Chinazo urged the federal government to implement it to enable Nigerians living abroad to be part of the democratic process at home.
“We commend the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for creating the Diaspora Commission. It is important that Nigerians living abroad should be part of the voting process on Election Days.
Last week, Malians living in Cote d`Ivoire voted in their country`s constitutional referendum. Nigerians living abroad should be allowed to vote and this will give us a sense of belonging, he said. (End)
