Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) has been appointed as the Ambassador-Designate to the Republic of Benin.
Glamtush reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has deployed the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) to Benin Republic as an Ambassador of Nigeria.
Also, the immediate Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (rtd) was also deployed to the Republic of Cameroon as Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known on Tuesday while presenting letter of credence to newly appointed ex-service chiefs.
This was contained in a statement by Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, information officer of the ministry of foreign affairs.
The statement reads, “The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama today 22 June 2021, presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (Retired) and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Retired).”
Recall that President Buhari, upon the retirement of the service chiefs, appointed them as non-career ambassador.
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