Dr. Ogboror-Okor Hendrix Oliomogbe The Director General of Edo State Diaspora Agency, Dr. Loretta Ogboror-Okor has made a passionate appeal to Edo indigenes in the diaspora to come and invest heavily in the Heartbeat of the Nation State. Dr. Ogboror-Okor, who spoke in Benin City said that the country receives an estimated $7 billion in remittances annually from Nigerians in the diaspora. The director general said that out of this huge amount of money, Edo State, which is among the top five recipients of remittances, gets a significant chunk of the money. She said that it's in recognition of the significant contribution of Edo diaspora to the fortunes of Western Union money transfer section of one of the old generation banks that makes it to sponsor the annual Igue Festival in Benin Kingdom. While conceding that kidnappings for ransom and the general state of insecurity in Nigeria is a problem, Dr. Ogboror-Okor however advised Edo people living abroad not ...
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