Buhari approves posting of career, non-career ambassadors to Nigerian missions
By Nneka Nwogwugwu
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the posting of Ambassadors-designate to Nigerian missions abroad.
This was made known in a statement signed by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Amb. Gabriel Aduda on Tuesday.
The statement noted that the list includes 43 Career Ambassadors and 52 Non-Career Ambassadors, NatureNews reports.
List of the ambassadors is as follows:
NON- CAREER AMBASSADORS
- Dr Uzoma Emenike (United States)
- Ambassador Tijani Muhammmad-Bande (UN)
- Adeyinka Asekun (Canada)
- Yahaya Lawal (Saudi Arabia)
- Ibrahim Kayode Laaro (France)
- Modupe Irele (Hungary)
- Eniola Ajayi (The Hague, Netherlands)
- Julius Adebowale Adeshina (Togo)
- Oma Djebah (Thailand)
- Ademola Seriki (Spain)
- Umar Sulieman (DRC)
- Kevin Peter (Czech Republic)
- John Usanga (Guinea Bissau)
- Elejah Onyeagba (Burundi)
- Philip Ikurusi (Argentina)
- Tarzoor Terhemen (Namibia)
- Paul Adikwu (The Vatican, Italy)
- Al-Bishir Al-Hussain (Morocco)
- Monique Ekpong (Angola)
- Ominyi Eze (Zambia)
- Yamah Musa (Mozambique)
- C. O Ugwu (Poland)
- Hajara Salim (Malaysia)
- Obiezu Chinyerem (Ireland)
- Ali Magashi (South Korea)
- M. A Markarfi (Brazil)
- Hamisu Takalmawa (Tanzania)
- Jazuli Gadalanci (Kuwait)
- Sadiya Nuhu (Romania)
- Olorundare Sunday Awoniyi (Venezuela)
- Abioye Bello (Pakistan)
- Zara Umar (Malawi)
- Henry Omaku (Sierra Leone)
- Sarafa Isola (United Kingdom)
- Opunimi Akinkube (Greece)
- Adejaba Bello (Mexico)
- Adeshina Alege (Ukraine)
- Folakemi Akinyele (Philippines)
- Abdullahi Yibaikwal Shehu (Russia)
- Maureen Tamuno (Jamaica)
- Faruk Yabo (Jordan)
- Adamu Hassan (Vietnam)
- Abubakar Moriki (Japan)
- Mohammed Rimi (United Arab Emirates)
- Jidda Baba (China)
- Gani Modu Bura (Lebanon)
- Yusuf Tuggar (Germany)
- Baba Madugu (Switzerland)
- Deborah Illiya (Congo)
- Abubakar Danlami Ibrahim (Trinida & Tobago))
- Haruna Manta (South Africa)
- Yusuf Yunusa (Kenya)
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)