The minister of Aviation President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors — career and non-career — says Minister of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar.
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has recalled all career and non-career ambassadors.
Yusuf Tuggar, the minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the recall on Saturday in a statement by his SA, Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir.
The Informant247 had earlier reported that the president had reported the recall of the country’s envoy to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola.
The statement reads, “Sequel to the inquiries 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.”