“Your appointment is pivotal to Nigeria’s economic growth” -Tuggar tells CDAs and Consuls General
Oru Leonard
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has called on the newly appointed Chargé D’affaires and Consuls General to be good ambassadors of Nigeria, asserting that they are pivotal to the economic drive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He further stressed that as seasoned career diplomats they should shun the act of politicking and recommit themselves to their calling of diplomacy for the collective interest and development of Nigeria. Reacting on behalf of the new appointees, the just appointed Consul General for the Consulate in New York Ambassador Abubakar Jidda, reiterated the commitment of his colleagues to uphold the ethos of the profession and pledged to bring the much needed investments to the country. He further thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the confidence reposed in them.
The new appointees who are to resume as Chargé D’affaires are: Amb. Saidu Mohammed dodo Damascus, Syria; Amb. Patrick Imoudu Imologhome pyongyang, Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea; Amb. Francisca Kemi Omayuli Singapore, Singapore; Amb. Babagana Ahmadu Bangui, Central African Republic and Amb. Mohammed Moh Tripoli, Libya.
While Consuls General are: Amb. Auwalu Jega Namadina Atlanta, USA; Amb. Nnamdi Okechukwu Nze Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Amb. Francis Ntui Enya Douala, Cameroon; Amb. Gbadebo Afolabi Shanghai, China; Amb. Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele Hong Kong, China. Others Consuls General are: Amb. Abubakar Jidda New York, USA; Amb. Yakubu Audu Dadu Frankfurt, Germany; Amb. Taofik Obasanjo Coker Buea, Cameroon; Amb. George Collins Onwuekwe Guangzhou, China; Amb. Umar Ibrahim Bashir Johannesburg, South Africa; Amb. Zayyan Ibrahim Dubai, UAE and Amb. Muazam Ibrahim Jibrin Nayaya
(MFA Press)
