President Bola Tinubu has given approval for the deployment of four ambassador-designates from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December.
A statement released on Thursday night by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the President approved the posting of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as ambassador-designate to France and Colonel Lateef Are as ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
The President also approved the appointment of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former envoy to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
According to the statement, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, has been designated as Nigeria’s ambassador to Turkey, where President Tinubu is expected to commence a state visit next week.
In a memo addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President directed the ministry to formally inform the governments of the four host countries of the appointments, in line with established diplomatic protocols.
It will be recalled that in November last year, President Tinubu forwarded an initial list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, following nearly two years of vacancies across Nigeria’s foreign missions.
Subsequently, he submitted an additional list containing 32 nominees.
In December, the Senate confirmed 64 ambassadorial nominees, bringing the total number of confirmed candidates to 67.
Apart from the four postings approved, the list of confirmed nominees also includes Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide; Mahmood Yakubu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation; and Fatima Florence Ajimobi, former First Lady of Oyo State, among others.
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