The Presidency has declared that it is yet to deploy any Ambassador to The Republic of Turkey.
Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Friday, said only three Ambassadors-designate have been approved by President Bola Tinubu
The three Ambassadors designates are those assigned to the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
The include Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States and Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, who is moving to the United Kingdom, as high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.
Onanuga said the three were approved out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.
According to him ” President Tinubu 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.
“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.
“In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the three countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.”
Onanuga had, however, earlier announced that the President approved four Ambassadors-designate including “Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman.
He had stated that Suleiman, a former governor of Kebbi, “is the ambassador-designate to Turkey, where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.”
