President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of a new set of Nigerian ambassadors, including the posting of Reno Omokri to Mexico and Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany.
The announcement was made on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the President approved the posting of 65 ambassadors in total, comprising 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors, to represent Nigeria in various countries and at the United Nations.
Onanuga also disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément—the formal diplomatic approval—from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while the French government has granted agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
He added that the ministry has forwarded the names of the remaining nominees to their respective host countries and requested agrément in line with established diplomatic procedures.
The presidential aide further stated that President Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately begin orientation and induction programmes for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.
The latest postings follow the confirmation of the nominees by the Senate in December last year.
Key Non-Career Ambassadorial Postings
Among the prominent non-career appointees are:
- Senator Grace Bent – Togo
- Senator Ita Enang – South Africa
- Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
- Reno Omokri – Mexico
- Olufemi Pedro – Australia
- Lateef Kayode Are – United States
- Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
- Prof. Isaac Adewole – Canada
- Ayodele Oke – France
Career Ambassadorial Postings
Some of the career diplomats deployed include:
- Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Côte d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – São Tomé and Príncipe
- Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algeria
- Amb. Jane Adams Michael – Jamaica
- Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Senegal
- Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Ghana
- Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – Netherlands
- Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Benin Republic
- Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Belgium
- Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Switzerland
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Thailand
The appointments are expected to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence across key regions, including Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, as the Tinubu administration seeks to deepen international cooperation and promote the country’s foreign policy objectives.
