Tinubu recalls all ambassadors: “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.”
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors — career and non-career ambassadors — says Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar.
The minister confirmed the recall of all ambassadors on Saturday in a statement by his SA, Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir.
TheNiche had earlier reported the recall of Nigeria’s envoy to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola.
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A recall letter by Ambassador Tuggar indicated the end of the tenure of Ambassador Ishola as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Kingdom.
It urged Ishola “to commence the process of winding down your affairs, and take formal leave of your host government within 60 days and to return to Nigeria by 31 October 2023 at the latest.”
But the statement on Saturday indicates that it was not only Ambassador Sarafa Ishola that has been recalled.
There is a total recall of all ambassadors in foreign missions, a prerogative of the President.
The two-paragraph statement confirming the recall of all ambassadors 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.”