President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates from the list of 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December. The development was announced on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement detailing the latest diplomatic appointments.
According to the statement, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been posted as ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are was named ambassador-designate to the United States of America. Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former envoy to South Korea, was approved as high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom, while Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi State, was posted as ambassador-designate to Turkey. President Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formally notify the governments of the four countries in line with established diplomatic procedures.