Former Nigerian External Affairs Minister, Bolaji Akinyemi, says Nigeria needs credible ambassadors as soon as possible, calling for urgent appointments into vacant ambassadorial positions.

Prof Akinyemi made this call on Friday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.

He emphasized the importance of filling these posts without delay.

“I believe credible appointments should be made to the vacant ambassadorial posts. We need to fill them,” he said.

According to him, despite internet access to information, diplomacy still requires personal ambassadorial contact.

“The absence of ambassadors does not deny us information. But diplomacy runs on ambassadorial contact, the interaction between governments and ambassadors,” he noted.

The former Foreign Affairs Minister further noted that ambassadors should return to their posts as soon as possible.

Nigeria needs credible ambassadors urgently – Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister