Tinubu approves posting of ambassador-designates to US, UK, France, Turkey

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.

Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, said President Tinubu confirmed the postings of  Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and  Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America.

The President also approved  the posting of Amin Dalhatu, former Nigerian ambassador to South Korea, as the new High Commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.

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Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi, is the ambassador-designate to Turkey, where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.

In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates, in accordance with diplomatic procedures. 

The postings came barely three years after the President recalled all the heads of Nigeria’s foreign missions.