Ambassador Adeoye gave this reassurance when he met with key stakeholders within Nigeria’s community in Ghana at the inauguration and confirmation of ANC stakeholders.
Addressing the press after the event held on Friday, November 8, in Accra, Ghana’s capital, Adeoye explained that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is “irrevocably committed to the welfare of Nigerians,” stressing that Nigerians abroad are incorporated into his administration.
He mentioned that the present administration in Nigeria has a plan for the diaspora, with one of the key components being diaspora engagement.
“The present administration in Nigeria has a plan for the diaspora. President Bola Tinubu when he came into office, came out with a new foreign policy with four Ds. One of the Ds, the key one, is diaspora. That’s to tell you that Nigerians abroad are well incorporated into the administration. So, the Nigerian government is irrevocably committed to the welfare of Nigerians not only in Ghana but everywhere you are in the world,” he said.
Despite being in office for less than 6 months, Adeoye stated that his office is already exerting its influence on the actions of Nigerians living in Ghana.
He mentioned that the commission has brought together Nigerians in Ghana to live peacefully among themselves, and they have successfully repatriated over 200 stranded citizens.
“I came in towards the end of May, and you can see and listen to what they said. Since I came, I made sure that we were rallying all Nigerians in Ghana. You can see that we are making sure that Nigerians here live peacefully among themselves. We have gone to prisons to talk to Nigerians in prisons.
“Within that period, we have successfully repatriated more than 200 stranded Nigerians here in Ghana, but with the support of ANC, sometimes NIDO. So, we’ve been doing a lot, and apart from that, we have increased the feasibility of Nigeria here in Ghana,” he said.
While there are unconfirmed reports about the population of Nigerian citizens in Ghana, the King of Igbo community in Ghana, His Royal Majesty Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu, revealed in a 2019 interview on Happy FM’s Epa Hoa Daben that there are about 2 million Nigerians in Ghana.
