Politics: Nigeria sends a 82 year-old man as its Ambassador to United States of America

Will the new Ambassador has the ability to discharge his duties?

Nigeria's new Ambassador to the United States of America (U.S.A), Justice Sylvanus Nsofor rtd has presented his credentials to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 29, 2019.

Mr Sylvanus Nsofor, a 82 year-old retired Justice of Nigerian Court of Appeal, was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Mr Adebowale Adefuye.  Mr Adebowale Adefuye dead in office on Thursday, August 27, 2015 after battling undisclosed ailments.

According to reports in local media, Mr Nsofor expressed desire to further deepen the existing cordial relationship between the two countries. Also, the new Ambassador conveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s goodwill and good wishes to President Trump.

The envoy which included his wife, embassy officials and representatives of the Nigerian community in the U.S were honored at to a reception at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Who is Sylvanus Nsofor?

Mr Nsofor was a Justice of the Court of Appeal and Lecturer in Law at the Holborn College of Law in London‎. He served as a judge for 28 years and spent 13 of those years in the Court of Appeal where he retired in March 2005 after hitting the official retirement age of 70.

On March 1, 2017, Nsofor had appeared before the Nigerian Senate but refused to recite the National Anthem during questioning by the Senate. His nomination for ambassador was dismissed as a result, but was renominated by President Buhari in April 2017. The Senate reversed their decision and decided to select him.

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