Abike Dabiri-Erewa
When one of Nigeria’s alpha women, Hon Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, completed her term in the House of Representatives a few
months ago, many thought she would retire to her home and enjoy the
fruits of her labour. But rather than fade off the socio-political
scene, Abike has chosen to remain a force to be reckoned with.
Consequently, she gets more invitations even now than she did when she
was in the House.The former golden girl of the tube has been giving different lectures to women and also in universities across the country. She received an award a few days ago from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, where she delivered a lecture titled ‘The State of Nigerian Diaspora and Gender Relations in the 21st Century’, organised by the university’s Department of Diaspora and Transnational Studies.
According to the former lawmaker, “it is a shame that we do not have an accurate database of our people in the Diaspora. We are only dealing with estimates. There is a need for a proper database. It is estimated that we have 15 million people in the Diaspora globally with approximately four million of them in the United States of America.”
on: In: Celebrity
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