President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate
deployment of four of the newly appointed Ambassadors-Designate.
The president announced the deployment in a statement issued
by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in
Abuja.
Adesina said Prof. Tijjani Bande, (Kebbi State) would now
serve as Nigeria’s Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of
Nigeria to the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
He said Itegboje Sunday Samson (Edo State) will serve as
Nigeria’s Ambassador/Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the
United Nations Headquarters in New York.
“Kadiri Ayinla Audu, (Kwara State) is to proceed as
Nigeria’s Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the
United Nations Offices in Geneva while Bankole A. Adeoye, (Ogun State) is to
serve as Nigeria’s Ambassador/Representative to the Embassy of Nigeria/Permanent
Mission to the African Union in Addis Ababa.’’
The Senate last week confirmed 45 out of the 47 persons as
non-career ambassadors following their nomination by President Muhammadu
Buhari. It had earlier confirmed the nomination of 47 career ambassadors
proposed by the executive.
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