President Buhari Sacks Bianca Ojukuwu , Maduekwe and Other Politically Appointed Ambassadores

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked top ranking members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who were appointed ambassadors by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
They were recalled home last night after three years of service abroad. Prominent among the list who were call home includes:


  A former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe ( Canada); Chairman of the Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation in the 2011 election, Dr, Dalhatu Tafida (UK); Professor Ade Adefuye (USA); Bianca Ojukwu ( Spain); and former deputy governor of Oyo state, Mr. Taofeek Arapaja (Jordan). 


The rest include a former aviation minister, Mrs. Fedelia Njeze (Switzerland; ex- General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority ( NTA), Ibadan, Mr. Yemi Farounbi ( Philippines); a one-time governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr. Olatokunbo Kamson (Jamaica); a PDP front liner in Ondo State, Mr. Cornelius Oluwateru (UAE); Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Bunu ( Saudi Arabia); a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Benue State, Mr. Chive Kaave ( Argentina); a former financial secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Tukur Mani ( Iran); and former permanent secretary, Federal Capital territory Administration, FCTA Biodun Nathaniel Olorunfemi ( Nambia).  Also on the list are: Chief Asam Asam ( SAN), ( Russia); Mr. Okwudili Nwosu (Burundi); Mr. Okeke Chukwuemeka ( Vatican ); Mr. Eric Aworahbi ( Italy); Dauda Danladi (Pakistan); and Mrs. Katherine Okon ( Czeck Republic); Mr. Nwofe Alexander; Princess Victoria Bosede Onipede ( Repubic of Congo); Senator Haruna Garba( Kuwait); Mrs. Nonye Rajis- Okpara ( Singapore); Chief Eddy Onuoha ( Hungary); Mr. Adamu Babangida Ibrahim ( Syria); Dr. Sam Jimba ( Poland).


They were among the 93envoys posted out in June 2012. They were told to hand over to the highest ranking officer in their various locations.


 Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, who was nominated to represent Anambra state on the list of non- career category, did not appear for screening but was confirmed nonetheless, her nomination coming barely a week after her husband died in a London hospital.    Maduekwe was nominated by Jonathan following his ouster as National Secretary of the party in what observers said was a move to placete him.


  Kamson, Njeze and Arapaja had all failed in their secure the party's governorship tickets in their states.

  The recall of Ambassadors serving in Foreign missions is a routine exercise especially where there is a change of guard at the Federal level.