Breaking: president Muhammadu Buhari appoints new Ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate deployment of four out of the newly appointed Ambassadors-Designate.
This was disclosed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday.
According to him, three out of the four will assume office with the United Nations in New York and Geneva, while the other one will represent Nigeria in the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The four appointed Ambassador-Designates are as follows:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. 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.
The deployment of the above-named Ambassadors is with immediate effect according to the president.
Below is the tweets from the president’s twitter handle:
I have approved the immediate deployment of four of the newly-appointed Ambassadors-Designate, as follows:
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
1. Professor Tijjani Bande (Kebbi State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of #Nigeria to @UN HQ in New York
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
2. Itegboje Sunday Samson (Edo State)—Ambassador/Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of #Nigeria to @UN HQ in New York
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
3. Kadiri Ayinla Audu (Kwara State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of #Nigeria to the @UN Offices in Geneva
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
4. Bankole A. Adeoye (Ogun State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Embassy of #Nigeria/Permanent Mission to @_AfricanUnion in Addis Ababa
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
The deployments are with immediate effect. I wish the new Ambassadors/Representatives the very best in their assignments.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) 31 March 2017
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