FG to carry out survey on Nigerians in diaspora

Written by  Gbola Subair - Abuja
Monday, June 3, 2013

                      

The Federal Government will, this year, carry out a survey of all Nigerians in the diaspora with a view to sustaining the achievements recorded through the 2010 Internal Migration Survey (IMS).

The National Population Commission (NPC), which is the agency that will carry out the project, in conjunction with other international bodies, disclosed at the weekend that the project and others were to be carried out before the year runs out.

Speaking at the public presentation of the report of the 2012 IMS, Chairman of the commission, Eze Festus Odimegwu, said the step would involve researching ways and means to ensure the return of high quality Nigerians back home to contribute to nation building.

The NPC boss, who was represented by a Federal Commissioner in the commission, Dr Festus Uzor, said the survey would also include researching reasons for internal and external migration of youths, links to insecurity and violent kidnapping, armed robbery and prostitution and best ways to reverse the ugly trends.