The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated Prof. Benedict Oramah on his re-appointment as President, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for a second term in office.
The NiDCOM chair expressed the felicitations in a statement by Mr Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the commission on Tuesday.
The NiDCOM chief said that Oramah’s “enormous contributions to the growth and development of the bank and the huge successes attained during his first tenure” testified to his re-appointment.
She, therefore, urged Oramah, as a Nigerian in diaspora, to woo more diaspora investors to invest in the continent particularly Nigerian diasporas and to continue on his quest to better prepare the African continent to compete more effectively in the global markets.
“Prof. Oramah assumed the position of President of Afreximbank in September 2015.
“Prior to his current role, he was the Executive Vice President (VP) in charge of Business Development and Corporate Banking, a position he held for seven years.
“As Executive V.P, Oramah supervised the business development functions namely: Trade Finance, Project and Export Development Finance, Syndication and Specialised Finance and Corporate Finance and Advisory Services.
“He also supervised the research and knowledge management functions of the bank.
“He also assisted the then President in overseeing the bank’s strategic planning and international corporation functions.
“Afreximbank between 2015 and 2019 disbursed more than US$30 billion in support of African trade with over US$15 billion channelled towards the financing promotion of Intra-African trade,” she said.
