Tinubu Appoints Former Imo First Lady Chioma Ohakim As Ambassador To Poland

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the diplomatic posting of former First Lady of Imo State, Barrister Chioma Priscilla Ohakim, as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Warsaw, Poland.

Barrister Ohakim’s appointment was announced as part of a broader diplomatic deployment involving 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and foreign missions, including the United Nations.

The development was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, the Senate had earlier confirmed the ambassadors-designate in December before the President approved their respective postings.

Barrister Ohakim, a seasoned legal practitioner and former First Lady during the administration of Ikedi Ohakim, will represent Nigeria in Warsaw, strengthening diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations between Nigeria and Poland.

Her appointment places her among prominent political and professional figures selected by the administration to represent Nigeria across key foreign missions.

Other notable non-career ambassadorial postings approved by the President include former Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who will serve as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, and former Interior Minister Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, who has been posted to China.

Others include Reno Omokri to Mexico, Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany.

The Presidency also disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has granted agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.

In line with diplomatic procedures, the ministry has forwarded the names of the other nominees to their respective host countries requesting formal approval.

President Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence an induction programme for all ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners ahead of their official deployment.

The new postings form part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and advance the country’s interests across the globe.

Full list……..

NON-CAREER:

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

CAREER AMBASSADORS:

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