Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Shehu Ilu Barde, has arrived in Accra to officially assume duty as the country’s envoy.
Barde arrived in Ghana on June 18 and was received by officials of the Nigerian High Commission, the defence section, the trade commission and members of the Nigerian community in the country.
The career diplomat was among the ambassadors appointed by President Bola Tinubu in March and deployed to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad.
He is expected to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Ghana and promote cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Barde joined Nigeria’s foreign service in 1995 and has served in Nigerian missions in Burkina Faso, the United States, Ethiopia and France.
He was appointed Ambassador-in-Situ in 2022 and received a Presidential Commendation in 2023.
Born in Katsina State in 1967, Barde holds a degree in Sociology from Bayero University, Kano.
He has also undergone training at the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy, Lagos, and participated in several diplomatic and management courses within and outside Nigeria.
The new envoy has taken part in numerous bilateral and multilateral engagements, including African Union and United Nations meetings, during his over three decades in public service.
