Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, Ademola Oshodi, has defended his principal’s list of ambassadorial nominees.
Oshodi cited the cases of US President, Donald Trump and the British government also making controversial decisions.
He insisted that Tinubu’s select reflect what he believes is best for Nigeria.
Oshodi made these comments while speaking on Channels Television’s programme, Morning Brief, on Monday.
He said: “Whether it’s Donald Trump sending his friends as ambassadors, or the British government posting Peter Mandelson to Washington despite controversies, it is the nature of the business.
“I’m not saying we should send people of bad character abroad, but it has to be the discretion and political decision of the president or head of state,” he said.
Tinubu’s expanded list of ambassadorial nominees has raised a lot of eyebrows, especially with the inclusion of Mahmoud Yakubu, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; former presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri and ex-Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode.