President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated non-career ambassadors for three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategies, Bayo’ Onanuga, their postings will be finalised after they have passed the Senate screening.
Colonel Lateef Kayode Are
The three nominees are: Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu.
Ayodele Oke
Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu previously served as Nigeria’s ambassador to South Korea during President Buhari’s administration, having been first appointed in 2016.
Ambassador Ayodele Oke, an alumnus of Emory University in Atlanta, is a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and previously served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Nations in London.
