FG to adopt Asian Tigers as economic models
BY OKEY NDIRIBE & ALICE FESTUS ABUJA — Federal Government may soon adopt the model of the Asian Tigers towards the economic transformation of the nation. To actualise this goal, government may undertake a study of the contribution made by the diaspora of the Asian tigers towards the economic transformation of their different economies. This was disclosed, yesterday, by President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, while declaring the 2013 Nigeria Diaspora Day open. President Jonathan further stated that the success of countries like India, China, Pakistan, Thailand and the Philippines, which have strategically worked with their citizens in the diaspora to accelerate national development, remains a model for the nation to understudy. President Jonathan singled out the Indian experience to emphasise the fact that diaspora communities are important sources of foreign direct investments, trade linkages, knowledge and technology transfer. He said: “Ha...