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NPC engages Nigerians in the Diaspora for NV2020
London, August 2009 - Nigerians living in the United Kingdom and the United States have canvassed
for greater involvement of Nigerians in the Diaspora (NIDs) in the NV 20:2020 process, especially in the
implementation phase.
This request is one of the outcomes of the town hall meetings held with them by a delegation of National
Planning Commission officials, NV 2020 Secretariat and Accenture, the lead consultants for the process.
The delegation, led by the Honourable Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, was in London
from Aug.20-21 and in Washington from August 22-23.
In London, the meeting, which was held under the auspices of the Central Association of Nigerians in the
UK (CANUK), was attended by over 200 people from all walks of life. The association challenged the Federal
Government on the need to faithfully implement the recommendations in the final blueprint.
They called for social welfare of the citizenry to be central to the outcomes of the Vision exercise,continuous
reform of the Civil Service, and the need for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to be an integral part of the
Vision implementation, among other issues.
In his presentation, the Minister challenged NID to support initiatives drawn up in the Vision document with
analysis of where gaps exists, implementation strategy and canvassing for investments to support Nigeria's
infrastructural development, using their links abroad.
The town hall meeting held at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington was convened based on requests made by
the US Chapter of NID to the Business Support Group (BSG) of the NV20:2020.
Exploring areas of collaboration towards the implementation of the NV20:2020 blueprint was also central to the
need for the trip, NPC said. A key outcome of the meeting was the need for the Federal Government to
create unique roles for NID in the Vision process through the launch of a Think Tank.
As a first step, the NPC was enjoined to initiate the creation of a database of NID, to serve as a reference
point for any request for subject matter experts abroad by Nigeria's development partners.
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