Full list: 17 Chargé D’affaires, consuls general Tinubu appointed at Nigeria embassies

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of five new Chargé D’affaires and 12 Consuls General for Nigeria in 14 countriesThe announcement was disclosed by the presidency, quoting the minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and listed the names and portfolios of the 17 appointeesAmbassador Tuggar was said to have been quoted to have urged the appointees to shun politics and be committed to their diplomatic callingsLegit.ng journalist Bada Yusuf is an accomplished politics and current affairs editor, boasting over seven years of experience in journalism and writing.

FCT, Abuja – The President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has appointed 17 new Chargé D’affaires and Consuls General to Nigeria’s mission in various countries worldwide.

According to a statement shared by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and new strategy, in a tweet on Tuesday, April 23, President Tinubu approved the appointments of 5 new Chargé D’affaires and 12 Consuls General for Nigeria missions across the world.

Full list of 17 appointees Tinubu approved for Nigeria’s embassies across the world
Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: TwitterThe tweet revealed that the new appointees were charged by the minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, to be Nigeria’s good ambassadors.

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The minister asserted that their appointments were pivotal to President Tinubu’s economic drive and stressed that, as seasoned career diplomats, they should distance themselves from politics and be committed to their diplomacy, calling for Nigeria’s collective interest.

Below is the full list of the appointees:

NAMES OF CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES (EN TITRE)S/NAmbassadorCountry1 Saidu Mohammed DODODamascus – Syria2Patrick ImouduIMOLOGHOME Pyongyang – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea3Francisca Kemi OMAYULISingapore, Singapore4Babagana AHMADUBangui – Central African Republic5Mohammed MOHAMMEDTripoli – LibyaNAMES OF CONSUL GENERALS/NAmbassadorCountry1Auwalu Jega NAMADINAAtlanta, USA2Nnamdi Okechukwu NZEBata, Equatorial Guinea3Francis Ntui ENYADouala, Cameroon4Gbadebo AFOLABIShanghai, China5Oludare Ezekiel FOLOWOSELEHong Kong, China6Abubakar JIDDANew York, USA7Yakubu Audu DADUFrankfurt, Germany8Taofik Obasanjo-CokerBuea, Cameroon9George Collins ONWUEKWEGuangzhou, China10Umar Ibrahim BASHIRJohannesburg, South Africa11Zayyan IBRAHIMDubai, UAE12Muazam Ibrahim Jibrin NAYAYAJedda, Saudi Arabia Source: Legit.ng