Wahab Adekola Akande (born 5 September 1967) is a Nigerian diplomat known for his advocacy for cultural diplomacy, and a long-serving French Language Translator and Protocol Officer to several Nigerian presidents. He is Nigeria’s 6th Consul General at the Consulate General of Nigeria in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]
Wahab Adekola Akande | |
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 Official portrait of Wahab Adekola Akande, Consul General, Consulate General of Nigeria, Frankfurt | |
| Born | 5 September 1967 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Years active | 1993 – date |
His leadership at the Nigeria Consulate General in Frankfurt is known to have brought about improvements in consular operations in the mission and other engagements, among which is the first-ever consulate-organized Nigeria cultural carnival.[2][3][4]
Early background
editWahab Adekola Akande had his secondary education at the Ede Muslim Grammar School in present-day Osun State from 1981 to 1986.[5]
He proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he graduated from the Department of European Studies with a bachelor of arts degree in French, second class (upper division).[6] Between 1991 and 1992, he served under the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Jos, Plateau State, with his primary assignment at the University of Jos. He began his working career as a graduate assistant with the University of Jos, before joining the Federal Civil Service.[1]
Diplomatic career
editAmbassador Wahab Akande joined the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 1993 and served in several headquarters departments and Nigerian diplomatic missions abroad, including Lome, Togo; Yaounde, Cameroon; and Brussels, Belgium.[7]
Tour of duty
editIn February 2007, Ambassador Akande was posted to the State House, Office of the President, where he served until 2011 as French language Interpreter/Protocol Officer to Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan before his diplomatic posting to Brussels, Belgium.
On his return from Brussels, he was redeployed to the State House, Office of the President, to again serve as President Goodluck Jonathan's interpreter/protocol officer.
At the dawn of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, he was deployed to the Office of the Vice President as Presidential Liaison Officer (PLO), where he served for six years.[8]
In recognition of his decades of meritorious service to Nigeria, he was appointed Ambassador-in-situ on 18 December 2020.[9]
On 11 January 2021, he was appointed Consul-General to the Consulate General of Nigeria in Frankfurt, Germany.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Amb Wahab Akande:Navigating Cross-Cultural Currents as an Envoy in Europe". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Advancing Citizenry Well-Being and Bringing Increased Respectability to the Mission". acclaimnigeria.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "First Nigerian-German Cultural Carnival Holds in Frankfurt". theafricancourier.de. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Nigerian German Cultural Carnival Frankfurt". allevents.in. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "From Excellence to Distinction : The University of Lagos on World's Intellectual Map [1 ed.] 9789788431473, 9789788431152". dokumen.pub. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Friends celebrate Nigeria's Consul General in Frankfurt". theafricancourier.de. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Kemi (February 2021). "PLO Wahab Akande appointed Consul General to Frankfurt". TwoFeet Africa Magazine. Abuja, Nigeria: TwoFeet Africa.
- ^ "Farewell presentation to the outgoing PLO at Aso Rock". theeconomyng.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "FG Approves New Appointments of Ambassadors-in-situ". Diplomatic Vista (91): 3. 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Inaugural Visit of the Consul General Amb. Wahab Adekola Akande to the State of Hesse Chancellery in Wiesbaden" (PDF). nigeria-consulate-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 5 November 2022.