President Tinubu Sends 65 Ambassadors To Foreign Missions, UN

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorized the deployment of 65 ambassadors to Nigerian diplomatic missions across the globe, among them a significant appointment to the United Nations.

The announcement was made on Friday in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, the new envoys comprise 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees, all of whom had earlier received Senate confirmation in December.

Among the non-career ambassadors, prominent appointments include Grace Bent to Togo, Ita Enang to South Africa, Victor Ikpeazu to Spain, and Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu to Israel. Others are Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar, Reno Omokri to Mexico, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas to the Philippines, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau to China, Olufemi Pedro to Australia, and Lateef Kayode Are to the United States.

Additional postings include Joseph Sola Iji to Russia, Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, Isaac Folorunso Adewole to Canada, and Ayodele Oke to France. Non-career envoys to other nations include Yakubu N. Gambo (Saudi Arabia), Nora Ladi Daduut (South Korea), Joe Okocha (Ireland), Kulu Haruna Abubakar (Tunisia), and Jerry Samuel Manwe (Trinidad and Tobago).

For career diplomats, the President approved postings such as Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka to Côte d’Ivoire, Maimuna Ibrahim Besto to Niger, Monica Okwuchukwu Enebeli to São Tomé and Príncipe, and Mohammed Mahmud Lele to Algeria.

Other career appointments include Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Egypt), Jane Adams Michael (Jamaica), Alexandra Clark-Omeru (Zambia), Geoffrey Lioma David Chima (Mali), and Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Equatorial Guinea).

Further assignments cover Segun Ige (Lebanon), Ruben Abimbola Samuel (Italy), Ogechukwu Kingsley Onaga (Mozambique), Umar Magaji (DRC), Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (India), Abdussalam Habu Zayyad (Senegal), Shehu Ilu Barde (Ghana), Aminu Nasir (Ethiopia), Abubakar Musa Musa (Chad), Haidara Mohammed Idris (Netherlands), and Bako Adamu Umar (Morocco).

Other postings include Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Malaysia), Romata Mohammed Omobolanle (Tanzania), John Shamah Shaga (Botswana), Hamza Mohammed Salau (Iran), Ibrahim Danlami (Kenya), Adeola Mopelola Ibrahim (Benin), Emmanuel Adebayo Ayeni (Belgium), Wahab Adekola Akande (Switzerland), Esther Arewa (Namibia), Joseph John Gergadi (Gabon), Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (Sierra Leone), Danladi Yakubu Nyaku (Sudan), and Haliru Bello Dogon-Daji (Thailand).

The presidency confirmed that the United Kingdom has granted agrément to High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has approved Ambassador Ayo Oke.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted the nominations of the remaining 62 ambassadors to their host countries for formal agrément, in line with diplomatic procedures.

President Tinubu also directed that induction programmes for all ambassadors and high commissioners-designate commence immediately to prepare them for deployment.

Postings Of Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners 

S/N Name                        Mission Approved

1.   Senator Grace Bent: Lome-Togo

2.   Sen. Ita Enang: South Africa 

3.   Ikpeazu Victor: Spain 

4.   Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel

5.   Mahmud Yakubu: Qatar

6.   Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City Holy See

7.   Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines

8.   Mr. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico 

9.   Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah (Fmhr): Budapest, Hungary 

10.   Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo: Portugal

11.   Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa: Tokyo, Japan

12.   Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence: Athens, Greece

13.   Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim: Warsaw, Poland

14.   Aminu Dalhatu: United Kingdom, Uk

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: Usa

20.   Amb. Joseph Sola Iji: Russia

21.   Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim: Un Permanent Representative 

22.   Femi Fani Kayode: Germany

23.   Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada

24.   Ajimobi Fatima Florence (F): Austria

25.   Mrs. Lola Akande (F): 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

30.   Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia

31.   Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port Of Spain, T&T

Postings Of Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners List

S/N   Name                                   Mission Approved

1.  Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Cote D’iv/Oire

2.  Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey-Niger

3.  Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: Sao Tome, Stp

4.  Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers-Algeria

5.  Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso

6.  Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo Egypt

7.  Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael (F): Kingston-Jamaica

8.  Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F): Lusaka-Zambia

9.  Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali

10.  Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo –E/Guinea 

11.  Amb Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon

12.  Ruben Abimbola Samuel (F): Rome, Italy 

13.  Amb.Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique 

14.  Amb.Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, 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 (F): Tanzania

24.  Amb. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana

25.  Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran

26.  Amb. Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya

27.  Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola (F): Cotonou-Benin 

28.  Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium 

29.  Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland 

30.  Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther (F): Windhoek-Namibia 

31.  Amb.Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville-Gabon 

32.  Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F): Sierra Leone 

33.  Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum-Sudan 

34.  Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand