President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Adamu Mohammed Abdulahmid as the new Nigeria ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a period of four years.
Abdulahmid, until his appointment, was a substantive deputy director in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
The Kano born envoy takes over from Mr. Suleiman Adebayo, who returned to Nigeria from Geneva in 2019 after spending 15 years.
The new envoy had his first degree in Political Science.
His appointment followed the story published by The Nation, entitled: “Controversy trails Nigeria’s ambassador post to WTO”, published on June 22, 2021.
The story is based on the negative discussions in WTO offices over non-replacement of a substantive envoy to the global organization following the unofficial recall of Nigeria Ambassador to the body, David Adejuwon, in 2017 without proper communication.
