President Bola Tinubu says the recall of all but two envoys is part of a major overhaul of Abuja’s diplomatic missions
Nearly all of Nigeria’s ambassadors are heading home in an overhaul of Abuja’s diplomatic missions, President Bola Tinubu’s office has announced. The two representatives at the UN will be spared for now, they added.
A press release published by Presidential Adviser Ajuri Ngelale on Saturday said that “President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide” with immediate effect.
According to the document, the decision was made as a result of a “careful study of the present state of affairs at Nigerian Consulate Offices and Embassies worldwide.”
The stated aim of the measure is to ensure that Abuja’s diplomatic missions deliver “world-class efficiency and quality.”