President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of the 65 ambassadors whose nominations were confirmed last December, assigning them to their respective host countries.
Reno Omokri, a former Presidential spokesperson, was posted to Mexico, while Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, was posted to Germany.
Mahmood Yakubu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was posted to Qatar, while Jimoh Ibrahim, the Ondo South Senator, will serve as permanent representative to the United Nations.
In a statement on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, Tinubu directed the ministry of foreign affairs to immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
- Grace Bent: Lome, Togo
- Ita Enang: South Africa
- Ikpeazu Victor: Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Mahmood Yakubu: Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City, Holy See
- Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
- Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
- Abasi Braimah (FMHR): Budapest, Hungary
- Erelu Angela Adebayo: Portugal
- Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa: Tokyo, Japan
- Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence: Athens, Greece
- Chioma Priscilla Ohakim: Warsaw, Poland
- Aminu Dalhatu: United Kingdom, UK
- Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau: Beijing, China
- Tasiu Musa Maigari: Gambia
- Olufemi Pedro: Australia
- Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu: Argentina
- Lateef Kayode Are: USA
- Joseph Sola Iji: Russia
- Jimoh Ibrahim: UN Permanent Representative
- Femi Fani Kayode: Germany
- Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada
- Ajimobi Fatima Florence: Austria
- Lola Akande: Sweden
- Ayodele Oke: France
- Yakubu N. Gambo: Saudi Arabia
- Nora Ladi Daduut: Seoul, South Korea
- Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha: Dublin, Ireland
- Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia
- Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port Of Spain, T&T
POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
- Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Côte d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey, Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: São Tomé
- Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers, Algeria
- Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo, Egypt
- Jane Adams Michael: Kingston, Jamaica
- Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali
- Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel: Rome, Italy
- Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique
- Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, Dr Congo
- Muhammad Saidu Dahiru: New Delhi, India
- Abdussalam Habu Zayyad: Dakar, Senegal
- Shehu Ilu Barde: Accra, Ghana
- Aminu Nasir: Ethiopia
- Abubakar Musa Musa: N’djamena, Chad
- Haidara Mohammed Idris: The Hague, Netherlands
- Bako Adamu Umar: Rabat-Morocco
- Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed: Malaysia
- Romata Mohammed Omobolanle: Tanzania
- Shaga John Shamah: Botswana
- Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran
- Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola: Cotonou-Benin
- Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium
- Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland
- Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther: Windhoek, Namibia
- Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville, Gabon
- Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata: Sierra Leone
- Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum, Sudan
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand
The confirmations are the latest additions to the envoys whose postings began in January with Kayode Are, former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), designated to the United States.
In the same month, Ayodele Oke, former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), was posted to France while Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, was appointed high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
