President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates to key diplomatic missions in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Turkey, from the batch of 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate.
The approval was announced on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been posted as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are has been approved as ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
Also approved is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former ambassador to South Korea, as high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
In addition, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, has been named ambassador-designate to Turkey. The appointment comes ahead of President Tinubu’s scheduled state visit to Turkey next week.
The President, in a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, directed the ministry to formally notify the governments of the four countries in line with established diplomatic procedures.
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