After Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar resigned to run in the 2027 elections, President Bola Tinubu named Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Formerly, Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Minister of State.
The President also proposed Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the new Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, pending Senate confirmation, according to a statement released by Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
“Until his nomination, Ambassador Enikanolaiye, from Kogi State, served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and International Relations.
“Enikanolaiye is a distinguished diplomat and seasoned public servant with over three decades of exemplary service in Nigeria’s foreign service. He has previously served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held key diplomatic postings in Addis Ababa, Belgrade, Ottawa, London, and New Delhi.
“The President noted that these appointments are part of ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s foreign policy architecture for greater efficiency, strategic engagement, and stronger global partnerships.
“President Tinubu congratulates the appointees and urges them to work diligently to promote Nigeria’s national interest, advance economic diplomacy, foster regional stability, and safeguard the welfare of Nigerians at home and abroad,” he said.
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