Government names 41 new ambassadors
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Wednesday, March 17, 1999
Government names 41 new ambassadors
FORTY-ONE high commissioners were named last night for Nigerian missions abroad
by the Federal Government. Their
appointments have been approved by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
A statement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja said the process of the
appointment, which started a long time ago, was
"designed as an integral part of the Transition Programme meant to lift Nigeria
out of international isolation."
The statement added that other names would be announced "as and when agreement
is received."
The principal representatives listed yesterday and countries of posting are:
?Addis Ababa (Ethiopia & OAU) - Ambassador E.E. Onobu
?Algiers (Algeria) - Mr. T.A.O. Odegbile
?Baghdad (Iraq) - Dr. Nuradeen Aliyu
?Bamako, (Mali) - Mr. A.A. Assayouti
?Bangui (CAR) - Miss Agnes Abake Ilemia
?Beijing, (China) - Ambassador Kabiru Ahmed
?Belgrade (Yugoslavia) - Mr. S.A. Otuyelu
?Berne (Switzerland) - Ambassador S.A. Adekanye
?Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo) - Mr. G.O. Akanbi
?Bucharest (Romania) - Mr. U.O. Okeke
?Budapest (Hungary) - Mr. E.A.I. Agum
?Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Ambassador D.M. Abubakar
?Canberra (Australia) - Ambassador Mustapha Sam
?Caracas (Venezuela) - Ambassador (Mrs.) A.O. Oyesola
?Conakry (Rep. of Guinea) - Mr. S.A.O. Owoeye
?Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan) - Mr. K.O. Olisemeka
?Cotonou (Benin Republic) - Mr. Mahmud M. Bauchi
?Dakar (Senegal) - Mr. S.J. Edem
?Gaborone (Botswana) - Miss O.O.H. Obafemi
?Geneva (UN Offices) - Ambassador P.I. Ayewoh
?Harare (Zimbabwe) - Ambassador G.O. Ajonye
?Havana (Cuba) - Dr. P.O. Oparah
?Hawali (Kuwait) - Alhaji Idris Kuliya Alkali
?Khartoum (Sudan) - Mr. O.A. Owoaje
?Kingston (Jamaica) - Mrs. F.A. Ukonga
?Lisbon (Portugal) - Mrs. M.E. Ekong
?Lome (Togo) - Mr. J.A. Ajayi
?Lusaka (Zambia) - Mr. A.B. Rimdap
?Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) - Mr. L.C. Chigewe
?Moscow (Russia) - Ambassador E.A. Azikiwe
?Nairobi (Kenya) - Ambassador (Mrs.) N.U.O. Wadibia-Anyanwu
?Ottawa (Canada) - Alhaji A. Aziz-Garuba
?Pyongyang (North Korea) - Mr. A. Onah
?Rabat (Morocco) - Mr. M.S. Abdulwahab
?Rome (Italy) - Ambassador G.S. Akunwafor
?Tel Aviv (Israel) - Mr. E. Egbara
?Tunis (Tunisia) - Ambassador A. Udu
?Warsaw (Poland) - Mr. J.L. Umaru
?igeria/Niger Joint Commission - Mr. S.M. Bage
?Prague (Czech Republic) - Ambassador (Miss) J.J. Ayorinde
?Manila (Philippines) - Prince A.O. Aderele.
Ohima Agans-Oliha
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