President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate in December.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
Onanuga saidTinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America.
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Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former Governor of Kebbi State, is the ambassador-designate to Turkey, where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.
In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.
