March 06, (THEWILL) —
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to various Nigerian diplomatic missions across the world and the United Nations.
The list comprises 31 non-career ambassadors and 34 career ambassadors, whose nominations were earlier confirmed by the Senate in December last year.
The approval was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the appointments are part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and advance the country’s foreign policy objectives across strategic regions of the world.
Among the non-career ambassadors approved for various postings are former Senate President, Senator Ita Enang, who will serve in South Africa; former Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Olufemi Pedro, who will head Nigeria’s mission in Australia; and former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole, who has been posted to Ottawa, Canada.
Other notable appointments include former National Intelligence Agency Director-General, Ayodele Oke, to France; former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lateef Kayode Are, to the United States; and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who has been posted to Germany.
Also on the list are Senator Grace Bent to Lome, Togo; Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar; Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas to the Philippines; Reno Omokri to Mexico; and former Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retd.), to Beijing, China.
In addition, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim was appointed as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, while Aminu Dalhatu will serve as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Other postings include Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu to Tel Aviv, Israel; Erelu Angela Adebayo to Portugal; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to Athens, Greece; Chioma Priscilla Ohakim to Warsaw, Poland; and Yakubu N. Gambo to Saudi Arabia.
The list of career diplomats posted to various missions includes Ambassador Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka to Côte d’Ivoire; Besto Maimuna Ibrahim to Niamey, Niger; Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi to São Tomé and Príncipe; and Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele to Algiers, Algeria.
Others are Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno to Cairo, Egypt; Ambassador Jane Adams Michael to Kingston, Jamaica; Ambassador Alexandra Clark-Omeru to Lusaka, Zambia; and Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru to New Delhi, India.
Additional postings include Ambassador Abdussalam Habu Zayyad to Dakar, Senegal; Ambassador Shehu Ilu Barde to Accra, Ghana; Ambassador Aminu Nasir to Ethiopia; and Ambassador Ibrahim Danlami to Kenya.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has also granted agreement for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
The ministry has also sent the remaining envoys’ nominations to their host countries for diplomatic clearance, in line with international protocol.
President Tinubu further directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners ahead of their deployment.
Below is the full list of approved postings:
Non-Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
1. Senator Grace Bent — Lome, Togo
2. Senator Ita Enang — South Africa
3. Victor Ikpeazu — Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu — Tel Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmud Yakubu — Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu — Vatican City (Holy See)
7. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas — Philippines
8. Reno Omokri — Mexico City, Mexico
9. Hon. Abasi Braimah — Budapest, Hungary
10.Erelu Angela Adebayo — Portugal
11. Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa — Tokyo, Japan
12.Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi — Athens, Greece
13. Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim — Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu — United Kingdom
15. Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau — Beijing, China
16. Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari — Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro — Australia
18. Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu — Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are — United States of America
30. Amb. Joseph Sola Iji — Russia
21. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim — Permanent Representative to the United Nations
22. Femi Fani-Kayode — Germany
23. Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole — Ottawa, Canada
24. Fatima Florence Ajimobi — Austria
25. Lola Akande — Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke — France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo — Saudi Arabia
28. Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut — Seoul, South Korea
29. Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) — Dublin, Ireland
30. Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar — Tunis, Tunisia
31 . Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe — Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors /High Commissioners
1. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka — Cote d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim — Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi — Sao Tome and Principe
4. Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele — Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi — Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno — Cairo, Egypt
7. Amb. Jane Adams Michael — Kingston, Jamaica
8. Amb. Alexandra Clark-Omeru — Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoffrey Lioma David — Bamako, Mali
10. Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen — Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Amb. Wasa Segun Ige — Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel — Rome, Italy
13. Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley — Maputo, Mozambique
14. Amb. Magaji Umar — Kinshasa, DR Congo
15. Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru — New Delhi, India
16. Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad — Dakar, Senegal
17. Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde — Accra, Ghana
18. Amb. Aminu Nasir — Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa — N’Djamena, Chad
20. Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris — The Hague, Netherlands
21. Amb. Bako Adamu Umar — Rabat, Morocco
22. Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed — Malaysia
23. Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle — Tanzania
24. Amb. Shaga John Shamah — Botswana
25. Salau Hamza Mohammed — Tehran, Iran
26. Amb. Ibrahim Danlami — Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola — Cotonou, Benin Republic
28. Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel — Brussels, Belgium
29. Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola — Berne, Switzerland
30. Amb. Esther Arewa — Windhoek, Namibia
31. Amb. Gergadi Joseph John — Libreville, Gabon
32. Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata — Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku — Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru — Bangkok, Thailand.
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