Nigeria, May 6 -- A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ike Nwachukwu, has criticised the ambassadorial appointments made so far under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Nwachukwu, a retired major general who served as foreign affairs minister between 1990 and 1993 during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida, said many of the current ambassadors, particularly non-career appointees, were selected for political reasons rather than competence and diplomatic experience.

He made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at the public presentation of a memoir by Ozo Nwobu, a retired Nigerian career diplomat.

Mr Nwobu, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Mozambique, also served as Charge d'Affaires in Cuba. The memoir explore...