Wednesday, October 21, 2026 -The Government of Mexico has accepted the appointment of former presidential aide, Reno Omokri as Nigeria's Ambassador to the country.
Omokri announced the development on Wednesday in a post on
his X handle.
He said the Chargé d'Affaires of the Mexican Embassy in
Abuja, Mr Jose Manuel Briseño Flores delivered the agreement to the Director of
Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Babagana Wakil.
The delivery of the agreement means Mexico has formally
accepted Omokri as Nigeria's envoy.
Omokri said he will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Mexican
States, with concurrent accreditation to Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
"To God be the glory, the Chargé d'affaires of the
Embassy of the United Mexican States in Abuja, Mr José Manuel Briseño Flores,
today in Abuja delivered the agrément from the Government of the United Mexican
States accepting me, Bemigho Reno Omokri, to serve as Ambassador Extraordinaire
and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Mexican
States," he wrote.
President Bola Tinubu had nominated Omokri in November 2025
alongside 68 others, including former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and
former Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman, Professor
Mahmood Yakubu.
The Senate confirmed the nominees in December 2025, while
the President approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate on March 6,
2026, with Omokri assigned to Mexico City.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had earlier disclosed that
two countries - Mexico and Japan - were yet to issue their agreement but said
consent would come in due course.
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