Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Americas (NiDOA) General Assembly (NiDOA-GA) has restated its commitment to promote national unity and foster progress among Nigerians in the diaspora.
The NiDOA-GA disclosed this on Thursday in a resolution issued by the Vice-Chairman of the NiDOA Board of Trustees, Bukola Sonuga, against the back drop of the NiDOA-2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Conference.
The event with the theme: New Nigeria: Fresh progress, vision of united NiDO” attracted Nigerians in Diaspora from Nov. 22 to 24, in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
According to Sonuga, the assembly remains committed to advancing NiDOAs’ mission to promote unity and foster progress among Nigerians in the diaspora.
She stated that NiDOA-GA deliberated extensively on critical issues that affect the organisation’s operational structure in a business session attended by members and two observers.
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According to her, the focus is on years of disruptions, grievances, and harmful activities that have undermined the organisation’s unity and credibility.
The vice-chairman said that the assembly had indefinitely suspended some members for violations of established laws.
She identified such members to include Zee Nagberi, Toni Ogbanufe, Bukola Olaoye, Doyin Owobamirin, Chika Emmanuel, Uche Uzoigwe, Barth Shepkong, Chinyere Ibezim-Adom, Odion Ojo, Adeola Popoola, Noyo Edem, Michael Chukwuonye, Tokunbo Onabanjo and Collins Ikegwuonu.
She further stated that the executive members of NiDOA Board of Trustees had unanimously reaffirmed the election of its leaders to steer the organisation until the next election with a date to be determined.
The elected leaders include Victor Ubani – Chairman, Sonuga – Vice-Chairman, Toyin Ajayi, Secretary-General, Felix Okhifo, – Community Affairs Director, Helen Abasute, – Treasurer, Perpetua Uwechue, – Financial-Secretary and Chris Anukwu, – Public Relations Officer.
