President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate.
The approval was disclosed in a statement issued by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.
According to the statement, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been cleared as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are was approved as ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
President Tinubu also approved the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former Nigerian ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
In addition, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, was named ambassador-designate to Turkey. The posting comes ahead of President Tinubu’s scheduled state visit to the country next week.
Onanuga said the President, in a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, directed the ministry to formally notify the governments of the four countries of the appointments in line with established diplomatic procedures.
Nigerian Newsphere recalls that the Senate, in December last year, screened and confirmed 68 ambassador-designates nominated by President Tinubu.
