Korede Abdullah 
President Bola Tinubu
LAGOS, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates to key diplomatic missions in France, the United States, the United Kingdom and Turkey, drawing from the list of nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate.
The approval was announced on Thursday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said, “The President has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.”
According to the statement, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been posted to France, while Colonel Lateef Will serve as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States.
Onanuga confirmed that “the posting of Ambassador Ayodele Oke to France and Colonel Lateef Are to the United States has been confirmed by the President.”
He also disclosed that Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, has been appointed high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom, noting that “Ambassador Amin Dalhatu… has been posted as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.”
The presidential spokesman further announced that former Kebbi State governor, Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, has been appointed ambassador-designate to Turkey, describing the posting as timely.
“Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi State, is the ambassador-designate to Turkey,” Onanuga said, adding that “the posting of Suleiman to Turkey comes as the President is scheduled to begin a state visit to the country next week.”
He noted that the approvals have been formally communicated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a directive to notify the host countries in line with diplomatic procedures, stressing that “these postings are part of the ambassadorial nominees confirmed by the Senate in December.”
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