Following calls in various quarters for the President Bola tinubu to appoint ambassadors to man foreign missions, the presidency on Sunday said that Tinubu will soon announce the appointment of ambassadors to man Nigeria embassies in different parts of the world.
Recall that President Tinubu in September 2023, recalled all ambassadors from Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions — comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 consulates — as part of a “comprehensive diplomatic review.”
Since then, most missions have been headed by chargés d’affaires or senior consular officers with limited authority to represent Nigeria in formal negotiations.
Most foreign governments are reportedly not giving the same regard to chargés d’affaires as they do to ambassadors.
With this development, it has been speculated that this months of diplomatic gaps has contributed to the friction between the United States and Nigeria in respect to the Donald Trump’s warning against the killing of Christians in the country.
However, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, while speaking with Vanguard, said the appointment will soon be effected
Asked how soon it will be, the presidential spokesman said: “He is going to do it very, very soon.”
