President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, as a non-career ambassador.
The president has also forwarded his details to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation.
This was made known during plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the letter to that effect from President Tinubu.
The President, in his letter, said the request is in line with the provisions of the Nigerian constitution and urged the lawmakers to expeditiously confirm the request.
Meanwhile, 63 countries have approved the ambassadors appointed by President Bola Tinubu, while six other ambassadorial postings are still pending from their host nations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the Federal Government received approval from the countries to which the ambassadors were assigned, including India and South Africa.
The ministry stated that the receipt of the agréements signifies the acceptance of the diplomats as Nigeria’s principal envoys in their respective countries of assignment.
According to the ministry, the four diplomats are among the 69 ambassadors appointed by President Tinubu, adding that 63 agréments have so far been received from countries to which the envoys have been posted.
The ministry also disclosed that the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassadors and High Commissioners-designate to Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea and Egypt following confirmation of their acceptance by the host countries.
