Mexico Approves Reno Omokri’s Appointment As Nigerian Ambassador

Mexico has formally permitted the appointment of Reno Omokri as Nigeria’s ambassador to the nation, ending months of uncertainty surrounding his diplomatic posting.

Omokri introduced the event in a publish on X on Tuesday, disclosing that the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico in Abuja, José Manuel Briseño Flores, had delivered the diplomatic agrément confirming the Mexican authorities’s acceptance of his appointment.

In the publish, Omokri stated the approval was conveyed to the Director of Protocol on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Babagana Wakil.

“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, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Guatemala, the Republic of Honduras, and the Republic of Nicaragua,” he wrote.

With the approval, Omokri is predicted to symbolize Nigeria in Mexico, with concurrent accreditation to Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

President Bola Tinubu nominated Omokri for an ambassadorial place in November 2025 alongside a number of different distinguished figures, together with former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu.

The Senate confirmed Omokri and different ambassadorial nominees in December 2025, whereas Tinubu permitted the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate and excessive commissioners to their respective international locations on March 6, 2026.

Omokri was subsequently assigned to Mexico City, however his deployment remained topic to formal approval by the Mexican authorities.

In August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that Mexico and Japan had been among the many international locations but to speak formal acceptance of two excellent ambassadorial appointments.

The ministry stated it was partaking the international locations involved and expressed confidence that the approvals could be communicated in the end.

Omokri had earlier dismissed hypothesis that Mexico had rejected his appointment.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today in June, he attributed the delay to diplomatic processes and preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico is co-hosting with the United States and Canada.

Agrément is the formal consent granted by a receiving nation earlier than a diplomat nominated by one other nation might be appointed as its ambassador. It is a key step within the diplomatic appointment course of.

Omokri beforehand served as a media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan and is thought for his political commentary and public interventions on nationwide points.