President Bola Tinubu has recalled all of Nigeria’s career and non-career ambassadors from their countries of tour. This was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alkasim Abdulkadir, on Saturday.
AIT.live had earlier reported the recall of country’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola.
A recall letter by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, indicated the end of the tenure of Ambassador Ishola as High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Kingdom.
It urged Ishola “to commence the process of winding down your affairs, and take formal leave of your host government within 60 days and to return to Nigeria by 31, 2023 at the latest.”
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But the statement on Saturday indicates that it was not only Ambassador Sarafa Ishola that has been recalled. There is a total recall of all ambassadors in foreign missions, which is at the prerogative of the President.
The two-paragraph statement confirming the recall of all ambassadors reads: “Sequel to the enquiries on the letter recalling the Nigerian ambassador to the UK, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has clarified that all career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors have been recalled on the instructions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Ambassadors as representatives of the country serve at the behest of the President, and it’s his prerogative to send or recall them from any country.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
