President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations, with former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode assigned to Germany and presidential aide Reno Omokri to Mexico.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who signed the statement announcing the postings on Thursday, disclosed that 34 non-career and 31 career ambassadors have been assigned to their duty posts.
Among the high-profile non-career appointees, former Katsina State Governor Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau will serve in Beijing (China), while Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has been designated as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Other prominent postings include Senator Ita Enang (South Africa), former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (Spain), former Health Minister Prof. Isaac Adewole (Canada), and Lateef Kayode Are (United States).
Senator Grace Bent will serve in Lomé (Togo), while former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been posted to Athens (Greece).
Aminu Dalhatu, a close associate of the President, will serve as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, while Ayodele Oke, former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, will serve in France.
Fatima Ajimobi has been posted to Vienna (Austria), Mrs Lola Akande to Stockholm (Sweden), and Joe-Kyari Okocha, SAN, to Dublin (Ireland). Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas will represent Nigeria in Manila (Philippines), while Paul Adikwu has been assigned to the Vatican City Holy See.
