After Facing Rejection, U.S Accepts Buhari’s 82-Year-Old Ambassador

After mulling rejection of his appointment as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, 82-year-old Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor has resumed duty at his Washington D.C office.

The United States had expressed worry that Justice Nsofor may lack the required energy to do the job.

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The WHISTLER recalls that the Nigerian Senate had first rejected the Ambassador when President Muhammadu Buhari sent his name to them for approval.

The Senate’s rejection stemmed from a report by the Department of State Service (DSS) which advised that Nsofor “will not be able to perform the duty of an officer due to his advanced age.”

A former U.S intelligence community expert, Matthew Page, had revealed that the U.S was “uneasy“ about accepting the Ambassador due to his age.

“This chap made headlines when he was nominated as an ambassador by Buhari. He is a very well respected Nigerian but his disadvantage is that he is 82-year-old,” said Page

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“What I am hearing is that the US government is very uneasy about agreeing to have this ambassador posted to Washington because that is an extremely arduous drop.

“You have a growing schedule and its one of Nigeria’s largest overseas embassies to manage. This is something that needs a very dynamic and energetic person with an enormous constitution,” the expert had said.

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