Photo caption: Some of the ambassadors
By Emeka Ugwuanyi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations.
This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who added that the Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.
Below is the list:
Names of Non-Career Ambassadors and Coutry of Posting
1 Senator Grace Bent Lome, Togo
2 Sen. Ita Enang South Africa
3 Ikpeazu Victor Spain
4 Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu Tel-Aviv, Israel
5 Mahmud Yakubu Qatar
6 Paul Oga Adikwu The Vatican City (Holy See)
7 Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas The Philippines
8 Mr. Reno Omokri Mexico City, Mexico
9 Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah Budapest, Hungary
10 Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo Portugal
11 Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa Tokyo, Japan
12 Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence Athens, Greece
13 Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim Warsaw, Poland
14 Aminu Dalhatu United Kingdom (UK)
15 Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau Beijing, China
16 Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari Gambia
17 Olufemi Pedro Australia
18 Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu Argentina
19 Lateef Kayode Are USA
20 Amb. Joseph Sola Iji Russia
21 Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim UN Permanent Representative
22 Femi Fani Kayode Germany
23 Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole Ottawa, Canada
24 Ajimobi Fatima Florence Austria
25 Mrs. Lola Akande Sweden
26 Ayodele Oke France
27 Yakubu N. Gambo Saudi Arabia
28 Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut Seoul, South Korea
29 Barr. Onueze Okocha SAN Dublin, Ireland
30 Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar Tunis, Tunisia
31 Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe Port of Spain, T&T
CAREER AMBASSADOR
1 Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka Cote d’Ivoire
2 Besto Maimuna Ibrahim Niamey, Niger
3 Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi Sao Tome, STP
4 Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele Algiers, Algeria
5 Endoni Syndoph Paebi Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6 Ahmed Mohammed Monguno Cairo, Egypt
7 Amb. Jane Adams Michael Kingston, Jamaica
8 Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra Lusaka, Zambia
9 Chima Geoffrey Lioma David Bamako, Mali
10 Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11 Amb. Wasa Segun Ige Beirut, Lebanon
12 Ruben Abimbola Samuel Rome, Italy
13 Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley Maputo, Mozambique
14 Amb. Magaji Umar Kinshasa, DR Congo
15 Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru New Delhi, India
16 Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad Dakar, Senegal
17 Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde Accra, Ghana
18 Amb. Aminu Nasir Ethiopia
19 Abubakar Musa Musa N’Djamena, Chad
20 Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris The Hague, Netherlands
21 Amb. Bako Adamu Umar Rabat, Morocco
22 Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed Malaysia
23 Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle Tanzania
24 Amb. Shaga John Shamah Botswana
25 Salau, Hamza Mohammed Tehran, Iran
26 Amb. Ibrahim Danlami Kenya
27 Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola Cotonou, Benin
28 Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel Brussels, Belgium
29 Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola Berne, Switzerland
30 Amb. Arewa Esther Windhoek, Namibia
31 Amb. Gergadi Joseph John Libreville, Gabon
32 Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata Sierra Leone
33 Danladi Yakubu Nyaku Khartoum, Sudan
34 Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru Bangkok, Thailand
Onanuga said:”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu. Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 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.
