An interest group, Mandate for National Values and Integrity in Nigeria (MNVIN), has asked the foreign affairs minister, Ambassador Yusufu Tuggar to resign over his ‘unplanned, hasty and clumsy recall of Nigerian ambassadors and high commissioners in various foreign missions resulting in a national embarrassment’. The group in a statement signed by Malam Abdul Aliyu and Melford Nwokike, national coordinator and national secretary respectively, accused the foreign affairs minister of mismanaging simple diplomatic procedure and pushing President Bola Tinubu through a messy process.
Nigerian Ambassadors and High Commissioners in various Foreign Missions appear to be on a collision course with the Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Yusufu
With the cooperation and backing of his colleagues in the Ministry, Bharat Raj Paudyal, the Foreign Secretary, has demonstrated how a small decision to observe the Foreign Service Day and remember the accomplishments of the older generation can have a major impact on society