An approved list of the posting of Senate confirmed new Nigerian Ambassadors by President Muhammadu Buhari indicates that Nigeria’s Envoy to Ireland, Mrs Uzoma Emenike will be the nation’s Ambassador to the United States being one of the total 11 current Ambassadors retained in the new posting.
In all there are 52 non-career envoys posted out by the President and 43 career ambassadors based on the confirmed list from the Senate. A presidency source said the President has approved the posting and they have all been invited for an induction programme in Abuja for later in the month.
A source from the Foreign Affairs Ministry says the full list of the posting would be released officially at the end of the induction programme in Abuja billed for later in the month.
Below is the list of the retained Ambassadors drawn from the non-career Ambassadors followed by some of the other politically appointed envoys and then some of the career ambassadors posted to notable foreign missions of the Federal Government.
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According to the list which was cited by Majority Opinion last night, the 11 retained Ambassadors are
Mohammed Dansata Rimi from Katsina UAE
BABA, Ahmed Jidda Borno China
Gani Modu Zanna Bura Yobe Lebanon
Yusuf Tuggar Bauchi Berlin
Baba Madugu Bern Switzerland
Deborah S.Illiya Kaduna Congo
Ms. Modupe Irele Lagos Hungary new posting from Paris
Ms. Eniola Ajayi Ekiti The Hague Netherlands new posting-from Hungary
Tijani Muhammmad-Bande Kebbi Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in NY
Adeyinka O Asekun Canada Ogun
Mrs. Uzoma E. Emenike Abia D.C new post from Ireland
*Other key postings from the non career list include the following
London, UK Sarafa Tunji Ishola OGUN
Dublin, Ireland Ms. Ijeoma Obieze Chineyerem IMO
*Delta Oma Djebah Bangkok Thailand
*Julius Adebowale Adesina Lomé from Oyo
Moscow Abdulahi Y. Shehu from Plateau
Ademola Seriki Madrid, Spain from Lagos
Haruna Manta, Pretoria, South Africa from Niger
Kayode I. Laro-Paris, France from Kwara
Paul Adikwu The Vatican, Italy from Benue
Abubakar Moriki Tokyo, Japan from Zamfara
Mrs. Opunimi Akinkugbe, Athens, Greece from Ondo
Ali M. Magashi, Seoul, South Korea from Jigawa
*Among career diplomats, the following are some of the notable postings
Rome, Italy- M.O Abam from Cross River
Paris, France-A.E Alleboy Deputy Ambassador from Cross River
NY, United Nations- G.E. Edokpa Deputy Permanent Representative
Havana, Cuba, Ben Okoyen from Bayelsa
Geneva, Switzerland- G.M Okeke from Benue Deputy Head of Mission
S.Sani to London, UK as Deputy Ambassador
I.R. Ocheni to Berlin, Germany from Kogi
N.A Kolo to Tel Aviv, Israel from Niger
M.I. Bashir-Deputy Ambassador to US from Borno
A.N Madubike from Enugu State is posted to Canberra, Australia
I.A Iwejuo from Imo to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as Deputy Ambassador
O.C Onowu posted to Brussels, Belgium from Anambra
A. Sule from Kano posted to New Delhi, India
G.Y. Hamza Ghana from Kano
I A Alatishe from Osun posted to Moscow, Russia as Deputy Ambassador
