Media expert Oluwafemi hails Tinubu’s ambassadorial postings

urges PaaP and RaaS-driven results agenda for Nigeria’s key missions

Victor Oluwafemi, an international development expert and member of the Nigerian diaspora based in the Isle of Man, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the posting of ambassador-designates to key foreign missions, describing the move as timely and critical to repositioning Nigeria’s diplomacy for measurable national value.

Oluwafemi said the new envoys must move beyond protocol and adopt a delivery-focused approach that converts goodwill into concrete outcomes for Nigeria. He urged Nigeria’s missions, particularly in the United States, United Kingdom, and France, to operate with what he described as Policy as a Platform (PaaP) and Results as a Service (RaaS) frameworks to drive investment, trade, diaspora engagement, and service delivery.

“Diplomacy must be more than protocol. It must translate into investment pipelines, trade opportunities, diaspora confidence, and a reputation lift that is backed by delivery,” Oluwafemi said.

He explained that PaaP provides a structured system for translating national priorities into clear mission workflows and service standards, while RaaS functions as a quarterly scorecard for tracking performance, including partnerships secured, investment leads progressed, trade outcomes and improvements in diaspora and consular services.

According to him, the ambassador-designate to the United States should prioritise building Washington into Nigeria’s benchmark mission for investment mobilisation and diaspora confidence, while London and Paris apply the same discipline through their own strategic corridors.

Oluwafemi said missions should institutionalise engagement with diaspora leaders, business chambers and investors, organise annual flagship investment and diaspora conferences with structured deal rooms, and publish quarterly results scorecards to ensure transparency and accountability in diplomatic operations.

“Washington should become the benchmark mission by institutionalising PaaP-style delivery workflows and RaaS scorecard reporting, while London and Paris drive the same discipline through their own strategic corridors,” he added.

The Presidency had earlier announced that President Tinubu approved Ambassador Ayodele Oke as ambassador-designate to France, Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are as ambassador-designate to the United States of America, and Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu as high commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom.