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Tinubu Approves Posting of Four Ambassadors-Designate to US, UK, France, Turkey

Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates from the list of 68 nominees previously confirmed by the Senate late last year. The appointments were disclosed in a State House statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday evening.

Under the approvals:

• Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been named Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France.
• Colonel Lateef Are (rtd.) will serve as ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
• Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, is designated High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
• Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi State, has been appointed ambassador-designate to Turkey, ahead of President Tinubu’s scheduled state visit to Ankara next week.

In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu directed that the governments of the four host countries be formally notified of the postings in line with established diplomatic protocol.

The postings mark the first tranche of diplomatic deployments following Senate confirmations, as part of broader efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s global engagement and representation in key bilateral missions.