PANDEF Diaspora
Pan Niger Delta Forum
The global diaspora wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum — mobilising Niger Delta sons and daughters abroad in service of peace, equity, and development back home.
PANDEF — the Pan Niger Delta Forum — is the umbrella socio-political body of the Niger Delta peoples, established in August 2016 to foster inter-ethnic harmony, peace, security and development across the region. PANDEF Diaspora carries that same mandate to Niger Delta communities living abroad.
Through the PANDEF Diaspora Coordinating Council (PDCC), Niger Delta descendants around the world stay connected to home — organising, advocating, and channelling resources and expertise back into the region's development.
We work in step with the National Secretariat and Board of Trustees in Nigeria, serving as a bridge between the homeland and its global community: a second front for the same cause.
PANDEF speaks for the peoples of six Niger Delta states: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers.
The Coordinating Council's executive officers, elected to run PANDEF Diaspora's day-to-day work.
A career diplomat and technocrat — former Ambassador to the Scandinavian countries and Federal Permanent Secretary — leading the Pan Niger Delta Forum's national mandate from Nigeria. PANDEF Diaspora carries that same mandate abroad, working in step with his office.
The sitting executive governors of the six Niger Delta states — the region's political leadership, standing alongside PANDEF's advocacy for its people.
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada — the executive committee running PANDEF Diaspora, organising chapters, members and advocacy efforts among Niger Delta communities worldwide.
Based at the Niger Delta Wetland Centre Complex in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, coordinating day-to-day affairs of the Forum.
Elder statesmen and traditional leaders from across the Niger Delta states provide oversight and continuity for the Forum's mandate.
Authority runs from elder oversight down to the secretariat that manages daily affairs — the same chain PANDEF Diaspora reports into from abroad.
Where PANDEF Diaspora gathers — upcoming and past.
A gathering of the UK chapter and the wider diaspora to chart PANDEF Diaspora's next chapter. Full details and live updates on the dedicated summit page.
View Summit Page →Upcoming chapter meetings and past gatherings will be listed here as they're confirmed.
Statements, press coverage and updates from PANDEF Diaspora.
Moments from PANDEF Diaspora gatherings, chapters and community events.
The PDCC coordinates members and emerging chapters across North America and Europe, with the Council's headquarters based in Ottawa. As membership grows, new chapters are chartered to organise locally and report into the national council.
Start a Chapter →Membership is open to every Niger Delta descendant living abroad. The Coordinating Council is the elected executive that runs PANDEF Diaspora — not a separate tier — so joining connects you straight into your country and state chapter.