NIDO President, Prof. Odidi, others make list of steering c’ttee to set up Edo Diaspora Agency

President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Dr. Johnson Odibo; the Ambassador of the African Bar Association for East, Central and Southern Africa, Ambassador Adesuwa Matthew Beeki-Uwaifo, and the Chief Executive Officer of Intellipharmaceutics International Inc., Prof. Isa Odidi, are among global icons named by Governor Godwin Obaseki to oversee the establishment of the Edo State Diaspora Agency. The governor had, on Thursday, 5th August 2021, inaugurated the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony O. Okungbowa Esq., as the chairman of 8-man Steering Committee for the setting up of the Diaspora agency, while Mr. Isaac Ebewele serves as secretary.

Other members are a former Special Adviser on Information and Orientation to the Edo State Government, Mr. Soni Irabor; Managing Partner, Greenfields Consultancy and Allied Services Ltd., Mr. Chris Osarumwense, and President of the University of Benin Alumni Association, United Kingdom Branch, Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor.

The global experts are expected to bring their wealth of experience in ensuring the establishment of the agency, preparing a detailed start-up plan and defining resource requirements for take-off of the agency. Odibo, with over 28 years of cross-industry experience in Consulting, IT/Telecom and Finance in Switzerland is currently a senior consultant at Itau Private Bank Zurich. He has travelled and executed projects in Central and Latin America, UAE, Europe (including Switzerland) and Africa.