BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of four out of the 45 ambassadors whose nomination was confirmed last week by the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.
The ambassadors posted are: Tijjani Bande from Kebbi state; Itegboje Samson from Edo state; Kadiri Audu from Kwara state and Bankole Adeoye from Ogun state.
Three of them were posted to the United Nations, while one was sent to African Union.
Adesina said in the statement, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate deployment of four out of the newly appointed ambassadors-designate.
“They are as follows: Professor Tijjani Bande, (Kebbi State) to proceed as Nigeria’s ambassador/representative to the permanent mission of Nigeria to the United Nations headquarters in New York;
“Itegboje Sunday Samson (Edo State) to proceed as Nigeria’s ambassador/deputy representative, permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations Headquarters in New York;
“Kadiri Ayinla Audu, (Kwara State) to proceed as Nigeria’s ambassador/representative to the permanent mission of Nigeria to the United Nations Offices in Geneva;
“Bankole A. Adeoye, (Ogun State) to proceed as Nigeria’s ambassador/representative to the embassy of Nigeria/permanent mission to the African Union in Addis Ababa.”
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