The Federal Government has suspended the Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Foreign, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, over the unauthorized recall of
the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa.
A highly placed
government official in the Presidency told Vanguard that the president
ordered the suspension of the Permanent Secretary Monday Morning and was
directed to clarify why disciplinary action should not be taken against
him for embarrassing the Nigerian government.
The source who did not
want his name in print because he was not authorized to speak on the
matter said the president was “livid with anger” when he read about the
recall of the Nigerian Charge De Affairs who is also the head of mission
without his authorization.
Nigeria presently does not have an ambassador in South Africa.
It
is the second time since the appointment of the permanent Secretary,
Ambassador Sheni that the Nigerian government would be brought to
diplomatic ridicule over poor handling of diplomatic affairs.
In
the first instance, the Ministry had claimed that President Goodluck
Jonathan spoke with the King of Morocco on Phone, a claim that was
denied by the Moroccoan government and later president Jonathan who
ordered a full investigation into the matter.
The report of the investigation is still being awaited three weeks to the end of this administration.
The
report of the alleged recall of the Nigerian Ambassador to South in the
wake of the xenophobic attacks on foreigners and their businesses
elicited a strong reaction from the South African government which
described the action as “unfortunate”.
But the Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati however
clarified that the Charge De Affairs of Nigerian Embassy in South Africa
has only been invited for “routine consultation”.
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
FG Suspends Permanent Secretary Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
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