The Federal Government has mourned the demise of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Côte d’ Ivoire, Ibrahim Isah, who passed away on Tuesday after a protracted illness in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan.
A statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, George Edokpa, said the Federal Government regrets to announce the demise of
the deceased career diplomat
The statement added that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and members of Staff of the Ministry received the sad news of his death with great shock and prayed that the Almighty God grant his family and the nation, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Late Ambassador Ibrahim Isah, who hailed from Niger State, joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1983. During his career, the late Ambassador served in different capacities both at the Headquarters and in Nigeria’s Missions. He served at the Nigerian High Commission in Sierra Leone, Consulate-General in New York, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the Nigerian Embassy in China.
Moreso, he was Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey until his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary/Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire in 2017. He was married and blessed with children.
Details about his burial arrangements would be communicated in due course, the statement said.
