President Tinubu has appointed 65 Ambassadors.
NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors to represent Nigeria in various countries and international missions, including the United Nations.
The list, which includes 31 non-career ambassadors and 34 career diplomats, was made public on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Among the notable political figures on the list are former presidential spokesman Reno Omokri, who has been posted to Mexico City, and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, who will serve as Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany.
Former Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, ex-Rivers Deputy Governor Tele Ikuru, and former military and political figures are also among those appointed to represent Nigeria abroad.
The appointments form part of the Tinubu administration’s effort to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and international relations across key regions of the world.
Below is the full list of the newly posted ambassadors.
Non-Career Ambassadors
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Senator Grace Bent → Lome, Togo
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Sen. Ita Enang → South Africa
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Ikpeazu Victor → Spain
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Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu → Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Mahmud Yakubu → Qatar
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Paul Oga Adikwu → The Vatican City (Holy See)
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Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas → The Philippines
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Reno Omokri → Mexico City, Mexico
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Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah → Budapest, Hungary
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Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo → Portugal
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Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa → Tokyo, Japan
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Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence → Athens, Greece
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Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim → Warsaw, Poland
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Aminu Dalhatu → United Kingdom
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Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau → Beijing, China
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Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari → Gambia
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Olufemi Pedro → Australia
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Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu → Argentina
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Lateef Kayode Are → United States of America
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Amb. Joseph Sola Iji → Russia
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Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim → UN Permanent Representative
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Femi Fani-Kayode → Germany
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Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole → Ottawa, Canada
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Ajimobi Fatima Florence → Austria
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Mrs. Lola Akande → Sweden
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Ayodele Oke → France
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Yakubu N. Gambo → Saudi Arabia
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Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut → Seoul, South Korea
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Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) → Dublin, Ireland
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Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar → Tunis, Tunisia
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Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe → Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Career Ambassadors
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Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka → Cote d’Ivoire
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Besto Maimuna Ibrahim → Niamey, Niger
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Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi → Sao Tome and Principe
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Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele → Algiers, Algeria
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Endoni Syndoph Paebi → Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Ahmed Mohammed Monguno → Cairo, Egypt
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Amb. Jane Adams (Okon) Michael → Kingston, Jamaica
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Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra → Lusaka, Zambia
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Chima Geoffrey Lioma David → Bamako, Mali
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Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosien → Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
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Amb. Wasa Segun Ige → Beirut, Lebanon
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Ruben Abimbola Samuel → Rome, Italy
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Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley → Maputo, Mozambique
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Amb. Magaji Umar → Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru → New Delhi, India
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Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad → Dakar, Senegal
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Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde → Accra, Ghana
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Amb. Aminu Nasir → Ethiopia
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Abubakar Musa Musa → N’Djamena, Chad
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Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris → The Hague, Netherlands
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Amb. Bako Adamu Umar → Rabat, Morocco
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Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed → Malaysia
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Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle → Tanzania
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Amb. Shaga John Shamah → Botswana
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Salau Hamza Mohammed → Tehran, Iran
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Amb. Ibrahim Danlami → Kenya
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Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola → Cotonou, Benin
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Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel → Brussels, Belgium
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Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola → Berne, Switzerland
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Amb. Arewa Esther → Windhoek, Namibia
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Amb. Gergadi Joseph John → Libreville, Gabon
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Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata → Sierra Leone
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Danladi Yakubu Nyaku → Khartoum, Sudan
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Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru → Bangkok, Thailand