President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide.

The President’s directive is sequel to his careful study of the present state of affairs at Nigerian Consulate Offices and Embassies worldwide, and in line with the President’s renewed hope Agenda.

The Street Reporters Newspaper gathered that the President issued the directive as part of his determination to ensure that world-class efficiency and quality, will henceforth, characterize foreign and domestic service delivery to citizens, residents and prospective visitors alike.

To this end, the President further directs that Nigeria’s United Nations Permanent Representatives in New York and Geneva be exempted from this total recall, in view of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, holding later this month.

By the directive of the President, the recall of the affected officers takes immediate effect.

Those affected include all appointees of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari had on February 4, 2021, appointed then ex-service chiefs as non-career Ambassadors.

The former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.), was deployed as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic.

A former Defence Chief, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (retd.), was named the Head of Mission to Cameroon.

The then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, according to a statement by the Information Officer in the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, had presented letters of credence to the ex-service chiefs, during a brief ceremony in Abuja.

Other former service Chiefs affected by the presidential directive include former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok- Ette Ibas (rtd), ex-Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd.); and former Chief of Defence Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Usman (rtd.).

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