Two of the 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors whose postings were announced on Friday by the Presidency have been accepted by their host countries.
In a statement on Friday, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agréments from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has also sent the agréments for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
He further said that the ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 63 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice.
President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners.
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, who represented Ondo South district until his nomination, has been posted to the United Nations as the country’s Permanent Representative, while the earlier postings of Ambassador Aminu Mohammed Dalhatu as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (rtd.) as Ambassador to the United States of America and that of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as Ambassador to France were confirmed.
Other prominent ambassadors and their postings include the immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu (Qatar); former presidential aide, Senator Eta Enang (South Africa); another ex-presidential aide, Mr. Reno Omokri (Mexico); and former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Germany).
Five non-career ambassadors are yet to be posted. They are: Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia), Philip K. Ikurusi (Bayelsa), Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu (Kogi), Onweze Chukwudi (Rivers) and Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri (Yobe).
Non-career Ambassadors/High Commissioners (Country of Posting and State of Origin)
1. Togo: Senator Grace Bent (Adamawa)
2. South Africa: Senator Eta Enang (Akwa Ibom)
3. Spain: Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia)
4. Israel: Barrister Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra)
5. Qatar: Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu (Bauchi)
6. The Vatican City (Holy See): Ambassador Paul Olga Adiku (Benue)
7. The Philippines: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.) (Cross River)
8. Mexico: Mr. Reno Omokri (Delta)
9. Hungary: Hon. Abasi Braihma (Edo)
10. Portugal: Erelu Angela Adebayo (Ekiti)
11. Japan: Barrister Oluwayemika Olumilua (Ekiti)
12. Greece: Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu)
13. Poland: Barrister (Mrs.) Chioma Ohakim (Imo)
14. United Kingdom: Ambassador Aminu Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa)
15. China: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.) (Kano)
16. The Gambia: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina)
17. Australia: Otunba Olufemi Pedro (Lagos)
18. Argentina: Barrister Mohammed Ubandoma Aliyu (Nasarawa)
19. United States of America: Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (rtd.) (Ogun)
20. Russia: Ambassador Joseph Sola Iji (Ondo)
21. UN Permanent Representative: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo)
22. Germany: Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun)
23. Canada: Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole (Osun)
24. Austria: Chief (Mrs.) Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo)
25. Sweden: Mrs. Lola Akande (Oyo)
26. France: Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo)
27. Saudi Arabia: Dr. Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau)
28. South Korea: Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau)
29. Ireland: Barrister Onueze Chukwujika Okocha (Rivers)
30. Tunisia: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto)
31. Trinidad & Tobago: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe (Taraba)
Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners (Country of Posting and State of Origin)
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. Côte d’Ivoire: Ambassador Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwuemeka (Abia)
2. Niger: Besto Maimuna Ibrahim (Adamawa)
3. São Tomé and Príncipe: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu (Anambra)
4. Algeria: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele (Bauchi)
5. Burkina Faso: Endoni Syndoph Paebi (Bayelsa)
6. Egypt: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)
7. Jamaica: Ambassador Jane Adams Michael (Cross River)
8. Zambia: Ambassador Clark-Omeru Alexandra (Delta)
9. Mali: Chioma Geoggrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)
10. Equatorial Guinea: Ambassador Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen (Edo)
11. Lebanon: Ambassador Wasa Segun Ige (Edo)
12. Italy: Ruben Abimbola Samuel (Ondo)
13. Mozambique: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley (Enugu)
14. DR Congo: Ambassador Magaji Umar (Jigawa)
15. India: Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
16. Senegal: Ambassador Abdulssalam Habu Zayyad (Kano)
17. Ghana: Ambassador Shehu Ilu Barde (Katsina)
18. Ethiopia: Ambassador Aminu Nasir (Katsina)
19. Chad: Abubakar Musa Musa (Kebbi)
20. The Hague: Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris (Kebbi)
21. Morocco: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi)
22. Malaysia: Ambassador Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara)
23. Tanzania: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle
24. Botswana: Ambassador Shaga John Shamah
25. Iran: Salau Hamza Mohammed (Niger)
26. Kenya: Ambassador Ibrahim Danlami (Niger)
27. Benin: Ibrahim Adeola Mopolola (Ogun)
28. Belgium: Ambassador Emmanuel Ayeni Adebayo (Ekiti)
29. Switzerland: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola (Osun)
30. Namibia: Ambassador Esther Ariwani Arewa (Oyo)
31. Gabon: Ambassador Joseph John Gergadi (Plateau)
32. Sierra Leone: Ambassador Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (Rivers)
33. Sudan: Danladi Yakubu Nyaku (Taraba)
34. Thailand: Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru (Zamfara)
