Former Nigerian foreign Affairs Minister Bolaji Akinyemi has called for immediate appointments to open ambassadorial seats, stating that Nigeria’s diplomatic reputation will collapse without credible and reliable ambassadors in place urgently.
Prof. Akinyemi made this statement on Friday while answering questions during an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” show.
He underlined the significance of promptly filling these positions.
“I believe credible appointments should be made to the vacant ambassadorial posts. We need to fill them,” he said.
He stressed that even with the availability of information on the internet, direct ambassadorial interaction is still necessary for diplomacy.
“The absence of ambassadors does not deny us information. But diplomacy runs on ambassadorial contact, the interaction between governments and ambassadors,” he noted.
The former Foreign Affairs Minister further noted that ambassadors should return to their posts as soon as possible in order to maintain Nigeria’s diplomatic reputation.
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