Technical Aid Corps Partners Diplomatic Correspondents Association To Promote FG’s 4Ds Policy.
By Caroline Ameh
The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, (NTAC) has opened a window of partnership with the Diplomatic Correspondents Association (DICAN) to promote the 4Ds foreign policy doctrine of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, which is anchored on Democracy, Developments, Demography and Diaspora.
The 4Ds policy birthed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of the Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has the core vision to effectively position the Ministry as Nigeria’s key link to the international community.
Speaking to DICAN delegation, led by the Chairman, Mr. Idehai Frederick, to pay him a visit in Abuja, the Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub assured the team of the Corps’ readiness to work with the association for the overall good of the country.
Rt. Hon. Buba, said the Technical Aid Corps has the mandate to boost the nation’s image internationally through its export of technical expertise especially to 35 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries as well as training those who have risen to the position of cabinet Ministers in some of those countries, while impacting millions of lives indirectly.
He further emphasized that the Corps will carry the association along in its programmes as well as give the it the needed support through mutual collaboration and understanding.
In his earlier remarks, Chairman, DICAN, Mr. Idehai Frederick said the Association paid the courtesy visit to seek areas of partnership in order to explore ways to support NTAC’S programme inline with the 4Ds doctrine of the Federal Government.
He informed the DG of the strategic nature of the association to the stability, overall growth and development of the country.
The Chairman, DICAN said, Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association, DICAN, is a body of journalists and editors from Print, Electronic, Online and Wire Service assigned by their media houses to cover the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, line agencies, Embassies, High Commissions and the diplomatic community among others.
