FG urges newly appointed CDAs, Consuls-General to be good ambassadors

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Yusuf Tuggar,  on Tuesday urged the newly appointed Chargé D’affaires and Consuls-General to be good ambassadors of Nigeria abroad.

Tuggar, in a statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, said playing their role as good ambassadors was pivotal to the economic drive of President Bola Tinubu.

Tuggar, who revealed that the appointment was with immediate effect, warned them as seasoned career diplomats to shun act of politicking

He urged them to recommit themselves to diplomacy for the collective interest and development of Nigeria.

Speaking on behalf of the new appointees,  Amb. Abubakar Jidda, Consul-General to the Consulate in New York, reiterated commitment to upholding ethos of the profession.

He also promised to bring the much needed investment to the country, while thanking President Tinubu and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the confidence reposed on them.

The appointees posting are as follows Amb. Saidu Dodo – Damascus, Syria; Amb. Patrick Imologhome – Pyongyang, Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea; Amb. Francisca Omayuli – Singapore; Amb. Babagana Ahmadu -Bangui, Central African Republic and Amb. Mohammed Mohammed – Tripoli, Libya.

Others include Amb. Auwalu Namadina – Atlanta, USA; Amb. Nnamdi Nze – Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Amb. Francis Enya – Douala, Cameroon; Amb. Gbadebo Afolabi –  Shanghai, China and Amb. Oludare Folowosele -Hong Kong, China.

Also are, Amb. Yakubu Dadu  –  Frankfurt, Germany; Amb. Taofik Coker – Buea, Cameroon; Amb. George Onwuekwe – Guangzhou, China; Amb. Umar Bashir -Johannesburg, South Africa and Amb. Zayyan Ibrahim -Dubai, UAE, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia