Country Director-General, International Centre for Migration
Policy Development, ICMPD, Michael Spindelegger, has said about 1000 Nigerians
in Austria would soon be repatriated.
Nigerian youths Spindelegger, who gave
the hint, yesterday, at the meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey
Onyeama, said the repatriation was being put on hold for now to enable Austrian
firms set up in the country and provide gainful employment for those to be
repatriated. He added that the proposed programme would facilitate reversed
migration of the irregular migrants, who had no likelihood of being given legal
residence in Austria. He said: “It is a new idea of how to combine future
investment in Nigeria with the return of irregular migrants. A lot of companies
are interested in investing in Nigeria because of its market. ‘’The idea is to
train these irregular migrants before repatriating them so that when they come
back, they will have something to do, instead of becoming liabilities. “The
idea is also to encourage more Austrian companies to come and invest in Nigeria
so that they also could contribute to solving the problem of unemployment and
irregular migration.” Spindelegger noted that there was no provision for asylum
in Europe and added that in a situation where an emigrant failed to secure
asylum, the person would be deported in the long run. In his remarks, Foreign
Affairs Minister, Geoffery Onyema, said the initiative would not only have
Nigerians come back home to contribute to national development, the country
also stood to benefit from foreign investors. On how soon the project will take
off, the minister said it would depend on the companies that are part of the
programme. He said: “It could be companies in Austria that are interested in
investing in any sector of Nigerian economy. They would be selecting from
Nigerian irregular migrants in Austria, train them and send them down to
Nigeria to work with their companies in Nigeria.” He, however, dismissed fears
of likely ploy to deport Nigerians in the country through the process. He said
further: “Remember that those Nigerians are in that country illegally, and do
not have any prospect of regularizing their stay. As such, they would be
deported in any case. “So, instead of being deported with the shame that comes
with it, they would be given training and guaranteed employment with the
companies that would be coming to invest in Nigeria.’’
Country
Director-General, International Centre for Migration Policy Development,
ICMPD, Michael Spindelegger, has said about 1000 Nigerians in Austria
would soon be repatriated.
Nigerian youths
Spindelegger, who gave the hint, yesterday, at the meeting with
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the repatriation was
being put on hold for now to enable Austrian firms set up in the
country and provide gainful employment for those to be repatriated.
He added that the proposed programme would facilitate reversed migration
of the irregular migrants, who had no likelihood of being given legal
residence in Austria.
He said: “It is a new idea of how to combine future investment in
Nigeria with the return of irregular migrants. A lot of companies are
interested in investing in Nigeria because of its market.
‘’The idea is to train these irregular migrants before repatriating them
so that when they come back, they will have something to do, instead of
becoming liabilities.
“The idea is also to encourage more Austrian companies to come and
invest in Nigeria so that they also could contribute to solving the
problem of unemployment and irregular migration.”
Spindelegger noted that there was no provision for asylum in Europe and
added that in a situation where an emigrant failed to secure asylum, the
person would be deported in the long run.
In his remarks, Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffery Onyema, said the
initiative would not only have Nigerians come back home to contribute to
national development, the country also stood to benefit from foreign
investors.
On how soon the project will take off, the minister said it would depend
on the companies that are part of the programme.
He said: “It could be companies in Austria that are interested in
investing in any sector of Nigerian economy. They would be selecting
from Nigerian irregular migrants in Austria, train them and send them
down to Nigeria to work with their companies in Nigeria.”
He, however, dismissed fears of likely ploy to deport Nigerians in the
country through the process.
He said further: “Remember that those Nigerians are in that country
illegally, and do not have any prospect of regularizing their stay. As
such, they would be deported in any case.
“So, instead of being deported with the shame that comes with it, they
would be given training and guaranteed employment with the companies
that would be coming to invest in Nigeria.’’
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/1000-nigerians-austria-face-repatriation/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/1000-nigerians-austria-face-repatriation/
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