Tinubu Appoints 65 Ambassadors: Reno Omokri to Mexico, Fani-Kayode to Germany (Full List)

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

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. 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

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 → United States of America

20. Amb. Joseph Sola Iji → Russia

21. Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim → UN Permanent Representative

22. Femi Fani-Kayode → Germany

23. Prof. Isaac 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 Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) → Dublin, Ireland

30. Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar → Tunis, Tunisia

31. Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe → Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Career Ambassadors

32. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka → Cote d’Ivoire

33. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim → Niamey, Niger

34. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi → Sao Tome and Principe

35. Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele → Algiers, Algeria

36. Endoni Syndoph Paebi → Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

37. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno → Cairo, Egypt

38. Amb. Jane Adams (Okon) Michael → Kingston, Jamaica

39. Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra → Lusaka, Zambia

40. Chima Geoffrey Lioma David → Bamako, Mali

41. Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosien → Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

42. Amb. Wasa Segun Ige → Beirut, Lebanon

43. Ruben Abimbola Samuel → Rome, Italy

44. Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley → Maputo, Mozambique

45. Amb. Magaji Umar → Kinshasa, DR Congo

46. Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru → New Delhi, India

47. Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad → Dakar, Senegal

48. Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde → Accra, Ghana

49. Amb. Aminu Nasir → Ethiopia

50. Abubakar Musa Musa → N’Djamena, Chad

51. Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris → The Hague, Netherlands

52. Amb. Bako Adamu Umar → Rabat, Morocco

53. Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed → Malaysia

54. Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle → Tanzania

55. Amb. Shaga John Shamah → Botswana

56. Salau Hamza Mohammed → Tehran, Iran

57. Amb. Ibrahim Danlami → Kenya

58. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola → Cotonou, Benin

59. Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel → Brussels, Belgium

60. Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola → Berne, Switzerland

61. Amb. Arewa Esther → Windhoek, Namibia

62. Amb. Gergadi Joseph John → Libreville, Gabon

63. Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata → Sierra Leone

64. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku → Khartoum, Sudan

65. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru → Bangkok, Thailand