The Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr Joseph Ochogwu, joined Permanent Secretary, Directors-General and Directors under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive H.E. Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as she officially assumed duty at the Ministry yesterday.

Her Excellency, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is the substantial Minister of Foreign Affairs, the post she assumed after her diligent and meritorious service as the Minister of State for the ministry.

During the reception, the Director-General, IPCR, congratulated the new minister for her elevation to the highest echelon of our nation’s foreign service.

He noted that her astute leadership and professionalism made the minister’s appointment possible while appreciative of her support to the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution over time.

The Director-General further pledged the loyalty and support of the Institute to the Minister towards achieving the Foreign Policy Doctrine anchored on Democracy, Diaspora, Demography and Development (4Ds) of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.

The new minister appreciated the Permanent Secretary, Directors-General, Directors and Staff of MFA for the reception accorded to her on her resumption.

She reechoed the efforts and commitment of the Ministry’s staff towards the achievements of the institution’s goal, including the role of IPCR in ensuring the management of conflict, improving security, advancing human rights and fostering global peace.

The Minister stressed her commitment to consolidate on the progress made by her precedessesor in advancing the Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Goals particularly in protecting national interest and Nigerians in diaspora, deepening democratic governance and strengthening bilateral and multilateral relations in the global arena.