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Tinubu posts Ayodele Oke to France, Colonel Lateef Are to U.S., Dalhatu to UK

Mr Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates.

• January 22, 2026
Colonel Lateef Are
Ayodele Oke, Lateef Are

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December.

President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef Are as the ambassador-designate to the United States of America.

Also confirmed by the President is the posting of Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea, as the high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.

Usman Isa Dakingari Suleiman, former governor of Kebbi, is the ambassador-designate to Turkey, where the President is scheduled to begin a state visit next week.

In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassador-designates, in accordance with diplomatic procedures.

Bayo Onanuga,

Special Adviser to the President,

Information and Strategy,

January 22, 2026

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