BREAKING: President Buhari deploys newly approved ambassadors

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Staff Reporter

President Muhammadu Buhari has deployed four of the newly approved ambassadors to some critical foreign missions.

The president announced the deployments through his twitter handle on Friday.

Mr. Buhari said Tijjani Bande from Kebbi State has been deployed as Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.

He also said Itegboje Samson from Edo State is the new Ambassador/Deputy Representative, at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN Headquarters in New York.

The President also deployed Kadiri Audu from Kwara State as Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mr. Buhari equally announced the posting of Bankole Adeoye from Ogun State as Ambassador/Representative to the Embassy of Nigeria /Permanent Mission to Africa Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The announcement is coming hours after the nominated ambassadors concluded their induction training at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja.

The deployment is also coming after almost two years without substantive ambassadors in the various bodies.

Source: Premium Times

47 Career Ambassadors Assigned Portfolios

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Staff Reporter

The Federal Government has assigned portfolios to all the 47 career ambassadors cleared by the Senate.

A document seen by our reporter listed the envoys and their portfolios as Abia: Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Togo), Adamawa: Salisu Umaru (Senegal), Paragalda Ilyasu Audu (Turkey), Akwa Ibom: Inyan Udo-Inyang (Gabon), Anambra: Okeke Vivian Nwunaku (Spain), Nonye Udo (Austria); Bauchi: Liman Munir (Congo), Benue: Ndem Jane Ada (Sweden), Demenongu A. Agev (Equatorial Guinea), Borno: Mohammed Hassan Hassan (Kenya), Toko Ali Gongulong (Sao Tome & Principe), Lawan Abba Gashagar (Mali), Cross River: Martin Nyong Cobham (Thailand), Odeka Janet Bisong (Zimbabwe), Delta: Janet Omoleegho Olisa (Jamaica), Edo: Itegboje S.Sunday (Permanent Mission in New York), Queen I. Worlu (Cuba).

Others are: Ekiti: Olatunde Adesesan (Angola), Emmanuel Kayode Oguntause (Benin), Enugu: Lilian Ijeukwu Onoh (Namibia), FCT: Adamu Onoze Shuaibu (Rwanda), Gombe: Manaja Tula Isah (Israel), Habu Abubakar Gwani Ibrahim (Zambia), Imo: Ngozi Ukaeje (Portugal), Kenneth C. Nwachukwu (Cameroon), Jigawa: Bello Kazaure Huessini (North Korea), Kaduna: Enoch Pear Duchi (Ireland), Kano: Garba Baba (Poland), Rabiu Akawu (Algeria), Katsina: Usman Bakori Aliyu (China), Ibrahim Hamza (Iran), Kebbi: Umar Zainab Salisu (Botswana), Kogi: Momoh Sheidu Omeiza (Liberia), Kwara: Kadiri Ayinla Audu (Permanent Mission, Geneva) and Olufemi Abikoye (Ghana).

The federal government also assigned Nigerian mission in Indonesia to Balogun Hakeem from Lagos, Nasarawa: Inusa Ahmed (Ethiopia), Niger: Ibrahim Isah (Australia), Ogun: Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye (Belgium), Sonaike Adekunbi Abibat (Philipines), Osun: Ibidapo-Obe Oluwasegun (Port of Spain T&T), Oyo: Ogundero Sakirat (Washington), River: Eric A. Bell-Gam (Argentina), Sokoto: Attahiru Halliru (Niger), Taraba: Rahmatu A. Dunama (Burkina Faso), Yobe: Musa Saban Mamman (South Sudan) and Zamfara: Kabiru Bala (Mozambique).

Credit: dailytrust

Nigerian Governors Fault Buhari’s Ambassadorial List

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Staff Reporter

Progressives Governors Forum on Monday faulted the ambassadorial list forwarded to the Senate for screening and approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.

They had complained that it was lop-sided in favor of some senatorial zones in the states at the detriment of other zones.

Plateau State Governor, Solomon Lalong, who spoke with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting with the President, shed light on Pauline Tallen’s rejection of the ambassadorial appointment.

He said: “Pauline is an astute politician from my state, and part of the issue we also raised was on some of the appointments that were made. So all the states that had to complain are going to put it in writing and the president promised he is going to look into it.

“Well, it is not only about her husband I think it is the dimension of plateau politics because I had already made complaints to Mr. President that appointments should not be concentrated in one zone. And so all these appointments came again from one zone, in that particular zone.

“So the complaints that are coming from our state is not about her own personal interest, it is the fact that two ambassadorial appointments are coming from the same zone that we had complained. That is my zone.

“We had complained that the next appointment should go to the other zone the central and the northern zone. And so when that appointment came the kind of uproar that followed that appointment also necessitated an intervention.

“And I think as a matured politician she stepped down and sacrifice that for the people of plateau,” he added.

He said that the state is still working on Tallen’s replacement.

According to him, a little consultation before the appointments were announced would have resolved the problems.

“It is not a big issue but at times a little consultation would have solved that problem because these are issues in the interest of the state. So you can’t have two appointments, very key appointments like that coming from a particular zone that is already overloaded with appointments. All the federal appointments is from the southern zone, so it would not be fair.

“So it is the issue of fairness now we are approaching Mr. President to consider fairness and appoint people from those areas that do not have representation.” he stated.

Full List: President Buhari appoints Mamora, Tallen, Ibeto, others as ambassadors.

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Staff Reporter

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names for 46 persons to the senate for confirmation as non-career ambassadors.

Some of the names on the list are Musa Ibeto (former deputy governor of Niger state), whose nomination as minister in 2015 was withdrawn by the president; Pauline Tallen, former deputy governor of Plateau state, Olorunnimbe Mamora, a former senator from Lagos state, and George Oguntade, a former justice of the supreme court, also from Lagos state.

Below is the list of nominees:
Abia Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. Ememke, Adamawa Dr. Clifford Zirra, Akwa tbom Maj. Gen. Godwin G. Umo (Rtd), Anambra Christopher J.N. Okeke, Bauchi Yusuf Tugar, Bauchi Baba Madugu, Bayelsa Brig Gen. Stanley Diriyai, Benue Dr. Enyantu ifenne, Borno Mohammed Hayatuddeen and Cross River Dr. Etubom N.E. Asuquo.

Others are Delta Engr. Francis Efeduma, Ebonyi Mr. Jonah M. Odo, Edo Uyagwe Igbe, Ekiti Ayodele L. Ayodeji, Enugu Maj. Gen. Chris Eze, Gombe Alhaji Suleiman Hassan, Jigawa Amin Muhammad Dalhatu, Kaduna Muhammad Yaro, Kaduna Deborah S. Iliya, Kano Prof. D. Abduikadir, Kano Alh. Haruna Ungogo, Katsina Justice lsa Dodo, Katsina Dr.Usman Bugaje, Kebbi Professor Tijjani Bande Kogi, Prof Y. O. Aliu, Kwara Nuruddeen Mohamed, Kwara Prof. Mohamed G. Yisa, Justice George Adesola Oguntade, Lagos Senator Olorunimbe Mamora,and Lagos Mrs Modupe Irele.

Also submitted are Nasarawa Musa Ilu Muhammad, Niger Mohammad Ibeto, Ogun Mr. Ade Asekun, Ondo Barrister Sola Iji, Osun Adegboyega A. Ogunwusi, Oyo Major Gen. Ashimiyu A. Olaniyi (Rtd ), Plateau PauIine Tallen, Plateau Dr. Haruna Bawa Abduuahi, Rivers Orji Ngofa, Rivers Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, Sokoto Jamila Ahmadu-Suka, Sokoto, Hon. Kabiru Umar, Taraba Alh. Mustapha Jaji, Yobe Goni Modu Zanna Bura, Zamfara Alh. Garba Gajam and Zamfara Cpt.Abdul|ahi Uba Garbasi

FG Begins Process Of Appointing Ambassadors– Onyeama

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Staff Reporter

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, yesterday said the Federal Government had begun the process of appointing a new set of ambassadors to represent Nigeria in various countries of the world.

Onyeama stated this at a news conference to mark one year anniversary of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration

Twenty-six non-career ambassadors and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary on tour of duty abroad were recalled in June 2015.

They were among the 93 envoys posted out in 2012.

The minister explained that the reason for the delay in their appointment was that the current administration wanted to do a thorough job to ensure that very competent hands were sent out.

“It is a work in progress; it is being done and may be in short time we will have the list of ambassadors going to various countries.

“Sometimes, it is on the approach of getting the best hands.

“So we want to be very clear of the ones we send out to represent the country; we want to be sure we have representations that will reflect real vision of this government,” he said.

He said that government was set to implement all the agreements signed with various countries to achieve the goal of signing such pacts.

Onyeama said that government had set up an inter-ministerial committee to work on them, to ensure effective implementation of the agreement.

“So far, what we have done is to set up inter-ministerial committee and identified all the follow up actions and set up timeline for them.’’

The minister added that government had identified the ministries, departments and agencies that would be responsible for different aspects of what was required in the agreement.

“That is a very concrete follow up mechanism put in place to actualise the agreements,’’ he said.

Credit: Sun

United Nations Appoints Lionel Messi, Shakira For SDG’s Campaign

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Staff Reporter

The United Nations has appointed Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi and pop sensation Shakira who is also the wife of Gerard Pique, a defender for the Catalan club.

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) poses with Colombian singer Shakira (R) on January 9, 2012 during the FIFA Ballon d’Or football award ceremony. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

The two stars and other prominent persons were appointed to assist in the campaign to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
(SDGs).
UN secretary-general said: “The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of
humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people.
“They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success.”

The group includes heads of state and government, business and political leaders and prominent academia, as well as artists who have shown outstanding leadership in their field.
John Mahama, Ghanaian president and Norwegian prime minister, Erna Solberg will co-chair the group of SDG Advocates, thecable.ng reports.
Other appointees include:

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
Richard Curtis Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director
Dho Young-Shim, Chairperson, United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation
Leymah Gbowee, Director, Gbowee Peace Foundation
Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
Graça Machel, President, Foundation for Community Development
Leo Messi, World Renowned Footballer, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
Alaa Murabit, Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Colombia University
Shakira Mebarak, Artist, Advocate and Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation
Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank

List Of Nigerian Ambassadors Sacked By President Buhari

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Staff Reporter

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday recalled top ranking members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who were appointed ambassadors by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

They were recalled after three years of service abroad. Among them are:

Former Foreign Affairs Minister , Chief Ojo Maduekwe (Canada);
Chairman of the Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation in the 2011 election, Dr. Dalhatu Tafida (UK);
Professor Ade Adefuye (USA);
widow of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca (Spain);

Former deputy governor of Oyo State, Mr. Taofeek Arapaja (Jordan).
Former aviation minister, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze (Switzerland);
Ex-General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ibadan, Mr. Yemi Farounbi (Philippines);
A one-time governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr. Olatokunbo Kamson (Jamaica);
PDP front liner in Ondo State, Mr. Cornelius Oluwateru (UAE);
Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Bunu (Saudi Arabia);
Former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Benue State, Mr. Chive Kaave (Argentina);
former financial secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Tukur Mani (Iran);
former permanent secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA Biodun Nathaniel Olorunfemi (Namibia).
Chief Asam Asam (SAN), (Russia);
Mr. Okwudili Nwosu (Burundi);
Mr. Okeke Chukwuemeka (Vatican);
Mr. Eric Aworahbi (Italy);
Dauda Danladi (Pakistan);
Mrs. Katherine Okon (Czeck Republic);
Mr. Nwofe Alexander,;
Princess Victoria Bosede Onipede (Republic of Congo);
Senator Haruna Garba (Kuwait);
Mrs. Nonye Rajis-Okpara (Singapore);
Chief Eddy Onuoha (Hungary);
Mr. Adamu Babangida Ibrahim (Syria);
Dr. Sam Jimba (Poland)

They were among the 93 envoys posted out in June 2012.

Buhari Charges Corps Members To Be Ambassadors Of Change

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Staff Reporter

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged corps members across the country to see themselves as ambassadors of positive change in the course of their national assignment.

The president gave the charge yesterday at the swearing in ceremony of Batch A (stream-two) corps members at the Ogun State NYSC Orientation Camp, Sagamu.

Delivering the president’s address, the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun represented by the secretary to the state government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, maintained that corps members “must have attitudinal change towards social ills which have impeded the peace and progress of the nation for too long.”

“You must give your best. You must avoid indulging in crimes and other negative vices that impede our collective efforts to move the nation forward. The quest for peace and progress has been disrupted and frustrated by social ills, many of them perpetrated by young people,” he said.

Credit: leadership

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