Why 44 Ambassadors Have Not Resumed Duty

Tue, Jun 6, 2017 | By publisher


Politics

THE Federal Government has explained why 44 career ambassadors-designate deployed to their respective countries of accreditation have not resumed duty.

According to Ambassador Olusola Enikaolaye, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  the envoys are yet to resume in their countries of assignment because of the delay in the memorandum from one country to another agreeing to the appointment of an ambassador.

The ambassadors-designate will resume when agreements have been obtained from the prospective countries, Enikaolaye said on Monday.

“There are three categories of ambassadors that President Muhammadu Buhari has already approved. The first set was announced publicly and those are the ones going to International organisations in New York, Geneva, and the Africa Union in Addis Ababa.

“The new permanent representative in New York, Prof. Mohammed Tijani, has already assumed duty. Ambassador A.A Kadir, an ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva has submitted his letter of credence and assumed duty.

“The third one is Bankole Adeoye, ambassador to the African Union at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Adeoye is awaiting his agreement to proceed to Addis Ababa,” Enikaolaye said.

According to him, the second category is the career ambassadors who have all been deployed in their respective countries of accreditation.

“However, they cannot proceed until we receive agreements for all of them; they are about 44 in this category,” he said, adding that agreements were trickling in.

Also, he said that non-career ambassadors have not been assigned to countries.

– June 6, 2017 @ 8:10 GMT

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