14 months after the Federal Government recalled 83 ambassadors from the countries they were posted to, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to appoint new ambassadors that will be posted worldwide.
According to Punch, before releasing the ambassadorial list, the Federal Government began deploying consular officers to diplomatic missions worldwide.
Following Tinubu’s inauguration, a reassessment of foreign policy led to the recall of the 83 ambassadors; both career and non-career from their posts in September 2023, but the subsequent appointment of replacements has yet to take place.
The envoys were instructed to return to Nigeria by October 31, 2023, marking a shift in diplomatic strategy and suggesting that the government was looking to realign its foreign engagements to better serve national interests.
The recall was done but it left a diplomatic void as no replacements have been announced ever since.
