President Tinubu has approved ...ing of four Ambassador-Designates to US, UK, France, and Turkey.
NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved ...ing of four ambassador-designates from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December.
The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday night by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been confirmed as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are has been approved as ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
President Tinubu also confirmed ...ing of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
In addition, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, was approved as ambassador-designate to Turkey. ...ing comes ahead of President Tinubu’s scheduled state visit to the country next week.
The statement further noted that the President has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formally notify the governments of the four countries of the appointments, in line with established diplomatic procedures.