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December 22, 2019
The Chairman ofNigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDC, Abike Dabiri-Erewa says  thecommission is seeking an amendment of the Electoral Law to enable more thantwenty million Nigerians living abroad to vote in  country’s generalelection.
She spoke in Ado-Ekitiat the celebration of the 2019 Ekiti state Diaspora Homecoming Reception,organised by the state government in conjunction with some youth organizations.
Dabiri-Erewa, who wasrepresented by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the commission,Abdur-Rahman Balogun, explained that Nigerians living abroad were contributingenormous resources to national development.
She said it was onlynormal that they were allowed to vote from their various countries of abodeduring elections.
On his part, GovernorKayode Fayemi of Ekiti state said the state deliberately created the DiasporaAffairs office so that Ekiti sons and daughters abroad could connect to thestate. He added  that the ultimate aim for the  structure in the statewas to make the people contribute to the economic restoration agenda of hisadministration.