President Bola Tinubu has assigned diplomatic postings to 65 ambassadors whose nominations the Senate confirmed in December, directing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin their induction immediately.
The postings, announced on Friday, March 6, in a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, include both career diplomats and political appointees who will represent Nigeria in countries across the world.
Among the high-profile non-career appointees, former INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu will head to Qatar, former presidential aide Reno Omokri will serve as ambassador to Mexico,
Ex-Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has been assigned to Germany, and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim from Ondo South will take up the role of Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Other prominent figures on the list include Ita Enang, who will represent Nigeria in South Africa, former Abia Governor Ikpeazu Victor, posted to Spain, and Lateef Kayode Are, assigned to the United States.
Isaak Folorunso Adewole will serve in Ottawa, Canada, while Ayodele Oke has been posted to France. Yakubu N. Gambo will represent Nigeria in Saudi Arabia, and Nora Ladi Daduut will head to Seoul, South Korea.
On the career diplomats‘ side, Ahmed Mohammed Monguno will serve in Cairo, Egypt, Abdussalam Habu Zayyad in Dakar, Senegal, and Shehu Ilu Barde in Accra, Ghana. Aminu Nasir has been assigned to Ethiopia.
Other career postings include Muhammad Saidu Dahiru to New Delhi, India, Ruben Abimbola Samuel to Rome, Italy, Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel to Brussels, Belgium, and Danladi Yakubu Nyaku to Khartoum, Sudan.
The full list of postings is as follows:
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
1. Grace Bent: Lome, Togo
2. Ita Enang: South Africa
3. Ikpeazu Victor: Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmood Yakubu: Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City, Holy See
7. Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
8. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
9. Abasi Braimah (Fmhr): Budapest, Hungary
10. Erelu Angela Adebayo: Portugal
11. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa: Tokyo, Japan
12. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence: Athens, Greece
13. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim: Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu: United Kingdom, UK
15. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau: Beijing, China
16. Tasiu Musa Maigari: Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro: Australia
18. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu: Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are: USA
20. Joseph Sola Iji: Russia
21. Jimoh Ibrahim: Un Permanent Representative
22. Femi Fani Kayode: Germany
23. Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada
24. Ajimobi Fatima Florence: Austria
25. Lola Akande: Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke: France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo: Saudi Arabia
28. Nora Ladi Daduut: Seoul, South Korea
29. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha: Dublin, Ireland
30. Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia
31. Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port Of Spain, T&T
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POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
1. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Côte d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: São Tomé
4. Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo, Egypt
7. Jane Adams Michael: Kingston, Jamaica
8. Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali
10. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel: Rome, Italy
13. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique
14. Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, Dr Congo
15. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru: New Delhi, India
16. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad: Dakar, Senegal
17. Shehu Ilu Barde: Accra, Ghana
18. Aminu Nasir: Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa: N’djamena, Chad
20. Haidara Mohammed Idris: The Hague, Netherlands
21. Bako Adamu Umar: Rabat-Morocco
22. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed: Malaysia
23. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle: Tanzania
24. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana
25. Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran
26. Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola: Cotonou-Benin
28. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium
29. Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland
30. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther: Windhoek, Namibia
31. Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville, Gabon
32. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata: Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has been instructed to start the induction process for all newly assigned envoys immediately.