President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed Amb. Kabiru Bala as Nigeria’s new High Commissioner to South Africa,
with concurrent accreditation to Swaziland and Lesotho.
A statement by Ms Sarah Sanda,
the Special Assistant on Media to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey
Onyeama, said this on Monday in Abuja.
Sanda stated that the minister
presented letter of credence to the new ambassador on Monday in Abuja.
She added that before his
appointment, Bala was Deputy High Commissioner to the UK.
A career diplomat, Amb. Bala
joined the Foreign Service in 1999 and had at different times served in
Brasilia, Sudan, The Gambia, Netherlands and Thailand.
He also served in the State House
Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, as well as State House Protocol.
Bala will replace Ahmed Ibeto,
the former Ambassador, who resigned his appointment in July to join the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP.
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