President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors and high commissioners, including 34 non-career and 31 career envoys, to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate had confirmed the nominees last December.
Among the non-career appointees:
Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
Jimoh Ibrahim – UN Permanent Representative
Ayo Oke – France
Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
Ikpeazu Victor – Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City, Holy See
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence – Athens, Greece
Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
Olufemi Pedro – Australia
Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are – USA
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
Sen. Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN – Dublin
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Career ambassadors/high commissioners include:
Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – Sao Tome, STP
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoggrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
Amb. Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
Amb. Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
Salau, Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther – Windhoek, Namibia
Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received agrément from the UK for High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu and from France for Ayo Oke, with requests ongoing for other host nations. President Tinubu has directed the ministry to immediately commence induction programs for all ambassadors-designate.
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