By Peace Udugba
Senator Ita Enang has reportedly been appointed to replace former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Germany.
This development follows reports that the German government declined Mr. Fani-Kayode’s nomination.
According to Peoples Gazette, President Bola Tinubu had approved Fani-Kayode’s posting to a Central European country as an ambassador-designate on March 6, 2026. However, the German authorities allegedly rejected his appointment on March 13, 2026.
The report stated that Germany cited concerns over his past public statements, describing them as “erratic” and controversial, including what it referred to as divisive ethnic, tribal, and religious remarks considered potentially destabilising.
The rejection reportedly came shortly after a separate incident in which Mr. Fani-Kayode was said to have exchanged heated words with the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, during a Ramadan dinner hosted in Abuja.
Authorities involved have not issued an official public statement confirming the diplomatic reshuffle.
