President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad.. According to multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development, the President had ordered a ‘final cleanup’ of the list of nominees ahead of its release. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to comment publicly. “It is going to be concluded very soon:, one senior official said. The official explained that, “they are just…
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Ex- Envoys fault Tinubu over non-appointment of Ambassadors 10 months after
Two former envoys have criticised President Bola Tinubus non-appointment of ambassadors 10 months after he recalled all career and political ambassadors representing Nigeria overseas. They described as unacceptable, the prolonged delays in the appointment of diplomats to man Nigerias diplomatic missions and push the countrys foreign policy objectives in their host nations. These were the thoughts of two diplomats: Nigerias former Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Usman Sarki and ex-Senior Advisor to the United Nations (Nigeria Office), Fred Eno, who spoke during a television programme aired on Friday.…
Read MoreFresh appointments underway, as Tinubu recalls all Nigerias Ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigerias career and non-career ambassadors. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, announced this yesterday, in a statement issued by Tuggars media aide, Al-Qasim AbdulKadir in response to inquiries that Tinubu recalled the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola. The statement reads: Sequel to the inquiries on the letter recalling the Nigerian ambassador to the UK, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has clarified that all career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors have been recalled on the instructions of President Bola…
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