Full list of approved postings of 95 ambassadors-designate

Full list of approved postings of 95 ambassadors-designate

Ninety-five career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors-designate are to be posted to various Nigerian missions abroad, the Federal Government

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Ninety-five career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors-designate are to be posted to various Nigerian missions abroad, the Federal Government has said.

This comes about nine months after President Muhammadu Buhari nominated 42 career ambassadors-designate to the Senate for confirmation.

This is in addition to 53 non career ambassadors.

In a letter dated May 6, 2020, the President informed the lawmakers that his request for the postings of the ambassadors was in accordance with section 171 (1),(2)(c), and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.

The government has already commenced the process of requesting Agrément from the prospective host countries and an induction course for the ambassadors-designate and their spouses would be organised on a date to be announced soon was to prepare and facilitate the movement of the ambassadors-designate to their respective missions.

Here below is the full list of ambassadorial posting
The non career ambassadors
1. Dr Uzoma Emenike (United States)
2. Tijani Muhammmad-Bande (UN)
3. Adeyinka Asekun (Canada)
4. Yahaya Lawal (Saudi Arabia)
5. Ibrahim Kayode Laaro (France)
6. Modupe Irele (Hungary)
7. Eniola Ajayi (The Hague, Netherlands)
8. Julius Adebowale Adeshina (Togo)
9. Oma Djebah (Thailand)
10. Ademola Seriki (Spain)
11. Umar Sulieman (DRC)
12. Kevin Peter (Czech Republic)
13. John Usanga (Guinea Bissau)
14. Elejah Onyeagba (Burundi)
15. Philip Ikurusi (Argentina)
16. Tarzoor Terhemen (Namibia)
17. Paul Adikwu (The Vatican, Italy)
18. Al-Bishir Al-Hussain (Morocco)
19. Monique Ekpong (Angola)
20. Ominyi Eze (Zambia)
21. 16. Yamah Musa (Mozambique)
22. C. O Ugwu (Poland)
23. Hajara Salim (Malaysia)
24. Obiezu Chinyerem (Ireland)
25. 20. Ali Magashi (South Korea)
26. M. A Markarfi (Brazil)
27. Hamisu Takalmawa (Tanzania)
28. Jazuli Gadalanci (Kuwait)
29. Sadiya Nuhu (Romania)
30. Olorundare Sunday Awoniyi (Venezuela)
31. Abioye Bello (Pakistan)
32. Zara Umar (Malawi)
33. Henry Omaku (Sierra Leone)
34. Sarafa Isola (United Kingdom)
35. Opunimi Akinkube (Greece)
36. Adejaba Bello (Mexico)
37. Adeshina Alege (Ukraine)
38. Folakemi Akinyele (Philippines)
39. Abdullahi Yibaikwal Shehu (Russia)
40. Maureen Tamuno (Jamaica)
41. Faruk Yabo (Jordan)
42. Adamu Hassan (Vietnam)
43. Abubakar Moriki (Japan)
44. Mohammed Rimi (United Arab Emirates)
45. Jidda Baba (China)
46. Gani Modu Bura (Lebanon)
47. Yusuf Tuggar (Germany)
48. Baba Madugu (Switzerland)
49. Deborah Illiya (Congo)
50. Abubakar Danlami Ibrahim (Trinida & Tobago))
51. Haruna Manta (South Africa)
52. Yusuf Yunusa (Kenya)
The career ambassadors
C.O. Nwachukwu (Mali)
A. Kefas (Portugal)
R.U Brown (Gabon)
G.A Odudigbo (Liberia)
O.C Onowu (Brussels)
Y.S. Suleiman (Iran)
E.S. Agbana (Equitorial Guinea)
B.B.M. Okoyen (Cuba)
G.M. Okoko (Deputy Head of Mission to Switzerland)
M.I. Bashir (U.S. deputy ambassador)
M.O. Abam (Italy)
A.E. Allotey (Deputy France)
G. E. Edokpa (Deputy Permanent Representative to The UN)
A. N. Madubuike (Australia)
Adamu Lamuwa (Senegal)
Mr. Innocent A. Iwejuo (Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia)
M. S. Abubakar (Guinea)
S. D. Umar (Austria)
A. Sule (India)
G. Y. Hamza (Ghana)
N. Rimi (Egypt)
L. S. Ahmed-Remawa (Deputy Cameroun)
M. Manu (Gambia)
R. Ocheni (Deputy Ambassador to Germany)
A. Yusuf (Turkey)
M. Abdulraheem (Burkina Faso)
W. A. Adedeji (Gabon)
A. U. Ogah (Indonesia)
A. A. Musa (Rwanda)
N. A. Kolo (Israel)
S.O. Olaniyan (Sudan)
A. R. Adejola (Switzerland Permanent Mission);
O. E. Awe (Deputy envoy to China)
O. O. Aluko (Benin Republic)
I. A. Alatishe (Deputy Ambassador to Russia)
V. A. Adeleke (Ethiopia)
M. S. Adamu (Cote d’ivoire)
N. Charles (Southern Sudan)
Z M. lfu (Zimbabwe)
B. B. Hamman (Sweden)