The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday
confirmed the recall of non-career ambassadors
and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary
on tour of duty abroad.

This is contained in a statement issued by the
Public Communication Division of the Ministry,
made available to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Abuja.

It stated that the exercise was in line with routine
movement in the diplomatic service.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to reconfirm
the recall of non-career ambassadors, ambassadors
extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Federal
Republic on tour of duty abroad” it stated.

The ambassadors recalled were mostly members of
Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Among those affected are Ojo Madueke who was
posted to Canada and Bianca Ojukwu who was
posted to Spain. Others are Dalhatu Tafida (UK),
Professor Ade Adefuye (USA), Taofeek Arapaja
(Jordan), Fidelia Njeze (Switzerland), Yemi Farounbi
(Philippines), Olatokunbo Kamson (Jamaica) and
Cornelius Oluwateru (UAE).

Others are Abubakar Shehu Bunu (Saudi Arabia),
Chive Kaave (Argentina), Tukur Mani (Iran), Abiodun
Nathaniel Olorunfemi (Namibia).

Also affected are Okwudili Nwosu (Burundi), Okeke
Chukwuemeka (Vatican), Eric Aworahbi (Italy),
Dauda Danladi (Pakistan), Katherine Okon (Czeck
Republic), Princess Victoria Bosede Onipede
(Republic of Congo), Senator Haruna Garba
(Kuwait), Nonye Rajis-Okpara (Singapore), Eddy
Onuoha (Hungary), Adamu Babangida Ibrahim
(Syria) and Sam Jimba (Poland).


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Buhari look front not back... There's nothing good behind

I love this. Why should those that are not grounded in international relations and diplomacy be ambassadors, high commissioners and attachés? It is a disgrace that some of our ambassadors use interpreters in their host countries.