HOUSE COMMITTEE ON DIASPORA APPOINTS FEMI ODERE ITS LIAISON OFFICER (USA)

Dear Delta State Diasporans: ‘Delta Diaspora Direct’ (D3), congratulates Mr. Femi Odere on his appointment by the Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, as the United States of America Liaison Officer to the House Committee on Diaspora. We hope that Mr. Odere will find D3 a very useful resource for his assignment. D3 will work with Mr. Odere at the National Level. Below is the complete Press Release.

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Francis Akenami
Global Coordinator, D3 Initiative
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For Immediate Release                  
H. Femi Odere
                          
fodere@yahoo.com
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON DIASPORA APPOINTS FEMI ODERE ITS LIAISON OFFICER (USA)
Chicago, IL: June 1, 2009 — Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, under the Chairmanship of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, AC (Ikorodu Constituency) has appointed Mr. Femi Odere to represent it in the Nigerian community in the United States of America. Mr. Odere was appointed the Liaison Officer (USA) to the House Committee on Diaspora.
Among the many functions of Mr. Odere in his letter of appointment as the Liaison Officer to the House Committee on Diaspora are to:
•    Articulate the position of the Committee to the Nigerian community in the US on any given circumstance or issue that affects Nigerians in the US;
•    Represent the Committee and network with Nigerians professional and socio-cultural organizations and associations in the US;
•    Gather and collate relevant information and data of Nigerian professional organizations for the committee;
•    Assist in finding ways where Nigerian professionals and willing ones can become part of the efforts in nation building;
•    Assist the Committee in the areas of specifically-targeted policies and legislations that are geared towards the participation of Diasporic Nigerians for the nation’s growth and development;
•    Assist the Committee in identifying the problems and the challenges that Nigerians in the Diaspora may be facing in the US where govt. interventions may be needed.
A veteran media practitioner resident in Chicago, Femi Odere, has served in several Nigerian professional and social organizations in the United States either as their Publicity Secretary or PRO. Among his many accomplishments in the media environment in the United States is his successful handling of media and public relations in the United States for the government of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu of Lagos State from 2001-2007, a feat that has continued under the current government of Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State.
A native of Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria, Mr. Odere’s appointment took effect from January 16, 2009. He now divides his time between Nigeria and the United States.