...as S/A High Commissioner thanks Tinubu
By Olawale Lamina
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,Sola Enikanolaiye on Monday presented Letters of Credence to 11 newly appointed ambassdors and high commissioners-designate on behalf of President Bolarin Ahmed Tinubu, thereby paving the way for their their postings at Nigerian missions abroad.
Among the envoys is the High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, who after months of waiting, will now proceed to Pretoria, South Africa, to take up assignment as the county’s High Commissioner. While in South Africa, Fani Kayode will also oversee Nigeria’s Missions in Lesotho and Eswatni.
The credentials presentation was announced in a statement on Tuesday, July 7, after the granting of agreement by the host countries.
Upon receiving his letter of credence, Fani Kayode said: “My gratitude goes to our leader and President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the confidence he has reposed in me and I covet the prayers of all men and women of goodwill.
“The Lord alone shall take the glory for this and He shall do great things. He is faithful.”
Others envoys who were presented with their letters include Jane Adams Bassey, whose assignment leads to Jamaica with concurrent accreditation to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Belize;Samuel Rueben Abimbola Tolulope, ambassador to Italy and Albania;Joseph John Galgadi, envoy to Gabon; Danladi Nyaku, to Sudan and Eritrea; Ahmed Olatunji Sulu-Gambari, to Malaysia; Geoffrey Ijeoma David Chima, to Mali; and Philip Ikurusi, as ambassador to Zimbabwe.
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