The Senate on March 23rd, approved the nomination of 45 of the nominees.
In a series of tweet via his twitter handle, Buhari said the four ambassadorial deployment was with immediate effect.
He thereafter wished the new ambassadors the best in “their new assignment”.
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I have approved the immediate deployment of four of the newly-appointed Ambassadors-Designate, as follows:
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017
1. Professor Tijjani Bande (Kebbi State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of #Nigeriato @UN HQ in New York
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017
2. Itegboje Sunday Samson (Edo State)—Ambassador/Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of #Nigeria to @UN HQ in New York
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017
3. Kadiri Ayinla Audu (Kwara State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of #Nigeria to the @UN Offices in Geneva
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017
4. Bankole A. Adeoye (Ogun State)—Ambassador/Representative to the Embassy of #Nigeria/PermanentMission to @_AfricanUnion in Addis Ababa
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017
The deployments are with immediate effect. I wish the new Ambassadors/Representatives the very best in their assignments.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 31, 2017