President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.
According to a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are (rtd.) as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the three countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.
On 18 December 2025, the Senate confirmed all 64 career and non-career ambassadors nominated by President Tinubu, following consideration of a report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, on 4 December, President Bola Tinubu had forwarded to the Senate a request for the confirmation of 65 ambassadorial nominees, comprising 34 career ambassadors and 31 non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.
The Senate had earlier approved three non-career ambassadorial nominees—Lateef Kayode Are, Aminu Dalhatu, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke—a development that raised the overall number of confirmed ambassadors to 67.
The list of non-career nominees features several prominent political figures, including former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; and a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri.
