By Olukayode Idowu
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of five new Chargé D’affaires and 12 Consuls General to some of the country’s mission
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria in their new roles.
Tuggar, while noting that they were pivotal to the economic drive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stressed that as seasoned career diplomats, they should shun the act of politicking and recommit themselves to their calling of diplomacy for the collective interest and development of Nigeria.
Reacting on behalf of the new appointees, the newly appointed Consul General for the Consulate in New York, Ambassador Abubakar Jidda, reiterated the commitment of his colleagues to uphold the ethos of the profession and pledged to bring the much-needed investments to the country.
Jidda thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the confidence reposed in them.
The new appointees are to resume immediately.
S/N
NAME OF CHARGÉ
D’AFFAIRES (EN TITRE)
MISSION POSTED
1.
Amb. Saidu Mohammed DODO
Damascus, Syria
2.
Amb. Patrick Imoudu
IMOLOGHOME
Pyongyang, Democratic Peoples’
Republic of Korea
3.
Amb. Francisca Kemi OMAYULI
Singapore, Singapore
4.
Amb. Babagana AHMADU
Bangui, Central African Republic
5.
Amb. Mohammed MOHAMMED
Tripoli, Libya
S/N
NAME OF CONSUL GENERAL
CONUSLATE
1.
Amb. Auwalu Jega NAMADINA
Atlanta, USA
2.
Amb. Nnamdi Okechukwu NZE
Bata, Equatorial Guinea
3.
Amb. Francis Ntui ENYA
Douala, Cameroon
4.
Amb. Gbadebo AFOLABI
Shanghai, China
5.
Amb. Oludare Ezekiel FOLOWOSELE
Hong Kong, China
6.
Amb. Abubakar JIDDA
New York, USA
7.
Amb. Yakubu Audu DADU
Frankfurt, Germany
8.
Amb. Taofik Obasanjo Coker
Buea, Cameroon
9.
Amb. George Collins ONWUEKWE
Guangzhou, China
10.
Amb. Umar Ibrahim BASHIR
Johannesburg, South Africa
11.
Amb. Zayyan IBRAHIM
Dubai, UAE
12.
Amb. Muazam Ibrahim Jibrin NAYAYA
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia