Tinubu assigns 65 ambassadors countries
●A’Ibom’s Ita Enang to South Africa, Mahmood Yakubu to Qatar
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of the 65 ambassadors whose nominations were confirmed last December, assigning them to different countries and multilateral bodies. Among them is Senator Ita Enang of Akwa Ibom State who has been posted to South Africa.
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu has been posted to Qatar, while Jimoh Ibrahim, the Ondo south senator, will serve as permanent representative to the United Nations.
In a statement, Friday, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Tinubu directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.
Postings of non-career ambassadors/high commissioners
1. Grace Bent: Lome, Togo
2. Ita Enang: South Africa
3. Ikpeazu Victor: Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmood Yakubu: Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City, Holy See
7. Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
8. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
9. Abasi Braimah (Fmhr): Budapest, Hungary
10. Erelu Angela Adebayo: Portugal
11. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa: Tokyo, Japan
12. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence: Athens, Greece
13. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim: Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu: United Kingdom, UK
15. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau: Beijing, China
16. Tasiu Musa Maigari: Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro: Australia
18. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu: Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are: USA
20. Joseph Sola Iji: Russia
21. Jimoh Ibrahim: UN Permanent Representative
22. Femi Fani Kayode: Germany
23. Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada
24. Ajimobi Fatima Florence: Austria
25. Lola Akande: Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke: France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo: Saudi Arabia
28. Nora Ladi Daduut: Seoul, South Korea
29. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha: Dublin, Ireland
30. Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia
31. Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port Of Spain, T&T
Postings of career ambassadors/high commissioners
1. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Côte d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: São Tomé
4. Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo, Egypt
7. Jane Adams Michael: Kingston, Jamaica
8. Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali
10. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel: Rome, Italy
13. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique
14. Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, Dr Congo
15. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru: New Delhi, India
16. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad: Dakar, Senegal
17. Shehu Ilu Barde: Accra, Ghana
18. Aminu Nasir: Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa: N’djamena, Chad
20. Haidara Mohammed Idris: The Hague, Netherlands
21. Bako Adamu Umar: Rabat-Morocco
22. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed: Malaysia
23. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle: Tanzania
24. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana
25. Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran
26. Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola: Cotonou-Benin
28. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium
29. Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland
30. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther: Windhoek, Namibia
31. Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville, Gabon
32. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata: Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand
The confirmations are the latest additions to the envoys whose postings began in January with Kayode Are, former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), designated to the United States.
In the same month, Ayodele Oke, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), was posted to France, while Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, was appointed high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
