Victor Adeleke, a career ambassador, replaces Hussaini Adamu, the SCOP to former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The appointment comes few hours after his inauguration on Monday as 16th Nigerian leader since independence in 1960.The new SCOP was born in 1967 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife.
He also served as an Assistant Director of Protocol to three of Nigeria’s former Presidents, viz: President Olusegun Obasanjo , President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua , and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House Protocol, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Adeleke had served in many of Nigeria’s diplomatic missions notably Beijing, , Brasilia , Warsaw , London , and Dublin , where he was Deputy Head of Mission.
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