Nigeria, May 7 -- The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been redeployed from Germany to South Africa as Nigeria's ambassador

Mr Fani-Kayode disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu has approved his reassignment to South Africa upon his request.

The request, he said, was put forward days after his posting was announced in March alongside that of 64 other ambassadorial appointees.

The former aviation minister said he "personally sought" redeployment due to personal and ideological reasons.

"I expressed the fact that I would rather serve in a country that shares some of my convictions, beliefs and values when it comes to world affairs, that has the biggest economy in Africa, that has closer ...