President Tinubu has appointed 65 Ambassadors.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors to represent Nigeria in various countries and international missions, including the United Nations.
The list, which includes 31 non-career ambassadors and 34 career diplomats, was made public on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Among the notable political figures on the list are former presidential spokesman Reno Omokri, who has been posted to Mexico City, and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, who will serve as Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany.
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Former Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, ex-Rivers Deputy Governor Tele Ikuru, and former military and political figures are also among those appointed to represent Nigeria abroad.
The appointments form part of the Tinubu administration’s effort to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and international relations across key regions of the world.
Below is the full list of the newly posted ambassadors.
Non-Career Ambassadors
Senator Grace Bent → Lome, Togo
Sen. Ita Enang → South Africa
Ikpeazu Victor → Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu → Tel-Aviv, Israel
Mahmud Yakubu → Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu → The Vatican City (Holy See)
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas → The Philippines
Reno Omokri → Mexico City, Mexico
Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah → Budapest, Hungary
Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo → Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa → Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence → Athens, Greece
Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim → Warsaw, Poland
Aminu Dalhatu → United Kingdom
Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau → Beijing, China
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari → Gambia
Olufemi Pedro → Australia
Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu → Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are → United States of America
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji → Russia
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim → UN Permanent Representative
Femi Fani-Kayode → Germany
Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole → Ottawa, Canada
Ajimobi Fatima Florence → Austria
Mrs. Lola Akande → Sweden
Ayodele Oke → France
Yakubu N. Gambo → Saudi Arabia
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut → Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) → Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar → Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe → Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Career Ambassadors
Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka → Cote d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim → Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi → Sao Tome and Principe
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele → Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi → Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno → Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams (Okon) Michael → Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra → Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoffrey Lioma David → Bamako, Mali
Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosien → Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Amb. Wasa Segun Ige → Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel → Rome, Italy
Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley → Maputo, Mozambique
Amb. Magaji Umar → Kinshasa, DR Congo
Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru → New Delhi, India
Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad → Dakar, Senegal
Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde → Accra, Ghana
Amb. Aminu Nasir → Ethiopia
Abubakar Musa Musa → N’Djamena, Chad
Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris → The Hague, Netherlands
Amb. Bako Adamu Umar → Rabat, Morocco
Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed → Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle → Tanzania
Amb. Shaga John Shamah → Botswana
Salau Hamza Mohammed → Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami → Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola → Cotonou, Benin
Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel → Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola → Berne, Switzerland
Amb. Arewa Esther → Windhoek, Namibia
Amb. Gergadi Joseph John → Libreville, Gabon
Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata → Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku → Khartoum, Sudan
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru → Bangkok, Thailand
