NIDCOM has replied the PDP that townhall meetings abroad are part of their mandate.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has faulted what it described as a most irrelevant and absolutely unintelligent criticism by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The commision advised the party not to criticize for criticism’s sake.
NIDCOM in a statement by Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun explained that organising townhall meetings to brief Nigerian citizens abroad on the activities of the government back home is part of its mandate.
The statement read:
“So, the politicisation of every activity of President Muhammadu Buhari by the PDP is in bad taste.
“They first attempted to ridicule President Muhammadu Buhari by saying the event in France had been cancelled.
“Realising their folly, the opposition went as far as saying that President Muhammadu Buhari met with only government officials and not members of the Nigerian community.
“Now, PDP is singing another tune, trying to downplay the highly successful trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to France.
“NIDCOM sees the unwarranted statement by the PDP on Buhari’s visit to France as ridiculous, ignorant, pedestrian, and laughable.
“Inasmuch as we are not holding brief for the Presidency and agencies responsible for briefing Nigerians in the country, it is pertinent to say that those in opposition, particularly the major opposition party, the PDP, should criticise constructively based on facts and not to play to the gallery on every matter.
“We were expecting PDP, through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, who issued the statement, to actually commend this administration because since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015, and his regular interface with Nigerians in the Diaspora, their remittances had not only increased significantly, their contributions to the economy as well as other benefits accruing to the country from its Diaspora have been duly acknowledged and encouraged.”
