BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Posting Of Ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates earlier confirmed by the Senate, to the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Turkey. In a State House press release issued on Thursday by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency announced that the approvals were drawn from the list of 68 ambassadorial nominees confirmed by the Senate in December.
According to the statement, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.” The release confirmed the appointment of “Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America,” while “Ambassador Ayodele Oke” was approved as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France. Also approved is the posting of “Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.”
The President further approved the appointment of “Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi, (as) the ambassador-designate to Turkey,” noting that the posting comes ahead of a planned state visit to the country. The statement added that Turkey is a key diplomatic destination, “where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.”
President Tinubu has also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate diplomatic steps to formalise the appointments. According to the release, the President, in a memo to the ministry, “urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.”
