The minister of foreign affairs, Mr Yusuf Tuggar, said President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors – career and non-career.
Tuggar disclosed this in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Alkasim Abdulkadir on Saturday.
The statement 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.”
