President Tinubu has nominated non-career ambassadors for three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. A statement from presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, says the postings will be finalised following Senate screening. The three nominees are Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu. Onanuga said Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu previously served as Nigerias ambassador to South Korea during President Buharis administration, having been first appointed in 2016. Ambassador Ayodele Oke, an alumnus of Emory University in Atlanta, is a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and previously served as Nigerias ambassador to the Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Nations in London. Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are was Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) from 1999 to 2007, served as National Security Adviser in 2010, and was an officer in the Directorate of Military Intelligence. He graduated with First Class Honours in Psychology from the University of Ibadan in 1980. This is the first ambassadorial nomination President Tinubu will be making since assuming office in May 2023. The nomination list has been sent to the Senate for screening.
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