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TINUBU’S NEW AMBASSADORS GET POSTINGS

March 6, 2026 • Dons Eze • 3 min read

Among those who received postings are a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri; a former minister, Femi Fani-Kayode; Senator Ita Enang, and a former INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.

Tinubu released a second list of ambassadorial nominees on Saturday, November 29, 2025.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate in December 2025.

[i]According to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the non-career ambassadors who received postings are;

President Tinubu approves the postings of Ambassadors:

NON-CAREER:

Senator Grace Bent → Lome, Togo
Sen. Ita Enang → South Africa
Ikpeazu Victor → Spain
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu → Tel-Aviv, Israel
Mahmud Yakubu → Qatar
Paul Oga Adikwu → The Vatican City (Holy See)
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas → The Philippines
Mr. Reno Omokri → Mexico City, Mexico
Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah (FMHR) → Budapest, Hungary
Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo → Portugal
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa → Tokyo, Japan
Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence → Athens, Greece
Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim → Warsaw, Poland
Aminu Dalhatu → United Kingdom (UK)
Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau → Beijing, China
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari → Gambia
Olufemi Pedro → Australia
Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu → Argentina
Lateef Kayode Are → USA
Amb. Joseph Sola Iji → Russia
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim → UN Permanent Representative
Femi Fani-Kayode → Germany
Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole → Ottawa, Canada
Ajimobi Fatima Florence (F) → Austria
Mrs. Lola Akande (F) → Sweden
Ayodele Oke → France
Yakubu N. Gambo → Saudi Arabia
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut → Seoul, South Korea
Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN → Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar → Tunis, Tunisia
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe → Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)

CAREER AMBASSADORS:

Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka → Cote d’Ivoire
Besto Maimuna Ibrahim → Niamey, Niger
Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi → Sao Tome and Principe (STP)
Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele → Algiers, Algeria
Endoni Syndoph Paebi → Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ahmed Mohammed Monguno → Cairo, Egypt
Amb. Jane Adams (nee Okon) Michael (F) → Kingston, Jamaica
Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F) → Lusaka, Zambia
Chima Geoggrey Lioma David → Bamako, Mali
Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosien → Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Amb. Wasa Segun Ige → Beirut, Lebanon
Ruben Abimbola Samuel (F) → Rome, Italy
Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley → Maputo, Mozambique
Amb. Magaji Umar → Kinshasa, DR Congo
Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru → New Delhi, India
Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad → Dakar, Senegal
Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde → Accra, Ghana
Amb. Aminu Nasir → Ethiopia
Abubakar Musa Musa → N’Djamena, Chad
Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris → The Hague, Netherlands
Amb. Bako Adamu Umar → Rabat, Morocco
Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed → Malaysia
Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle (F) → Tanzania
Amb. Shaga John Shamah → Botswana
Salau, Hamza Mohammed → Tehran, Iran
Amb. Ibrahim Danlami → Kenya
Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola (F) → Cotonou, Benin
Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel → Brussels, Belgium
Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola → Berne, Switzerland
Amb. Arewa (nee Adedokun) Esther (F) → Windhoek, Namibia
Amb. Gergadi Joseph John → Libreville, Gabon
Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F) → Sierra Leone
Danladi Yakubu Nyaku → Khartoum, Sudan
Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru → Bangkok, Thailand
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Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.