President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated three non-career envoys to represent Nigeria in critical foreign capitals, forwarding their names to the National Assembly for confirmation.
The nominees are Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu.
The appointments await Senate screening before assuming their respective posts.
Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu previously served as Nigeria’s envoy to South Korea under the former administration. He was first appointed in 2016.
Ambassador Ayodele Oke is an alumnus of Emory University, Atlanta. He formerly headed the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) as Director-General and served as Nigeria’s ambassador to the Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Nations in London.
Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are brings extensive experience in security and intelligence. He was Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) between 1999 and 2007, served as National Security Adviser in 2010, and once served in the Directorate of Military Intelligence. Colonel Are graduated with First Class Honours in Psychology from the University of Ibadan in 1980.
If approved, the trio will be tasked with advancing Nigeria’s interests in their assigned countries, including strengthening bilateral ties, promoting trade, enhancing security cooperation, and enhancing Nigeria’s international image.
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