President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates from the 68 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December.
The announcement was made on Thursday, January 22, in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
According to the statement:
- Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been named ambassador-designate to France.
- Colonel Lateef Are has been confirmed as ambassador-designate to the United States.
- Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, has been appointed high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
- Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, has been named ambassador-designate to Turkey, ahead of Tinubu’s planned state visit to the country next week.
Onanuga stated that the president has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formally notify the governments of the four countries in accordance with standard diplomatic procedures.
