On His Appointment As A Federal Permanent Secretary
Family and friends gathered on December 31, 2023, in Mt.
Vernon, New York, to honor Ambassador Nicholas Agbo Ella for his recent
appointment as a Federal Permanent Secretary. Ambassador Ella has held numerous
roles within public service, including serving as deputy director and acting
director under Ambassador Aminu Bashir Wali, the former minister of foreign
affairs, as well as under Mr. Geoffrey Jideofor Onyema, a diplomat and
politician who also held the position of minister of foreign affairs.
Some of his official positions include serving as the 2nd
and 3rd Secretary at Nigeria's Mission to the United Nations in Geneva from
1999 to 2000. From 2003 to 2007, he worked as Counsellor at the Nigerian High
Commission in New Delhi, and from 2010 to 2013, Ambassador Ella held the roles
of Minister Counselor and Minister at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing.
Before his appointment as a Federal Permanent Secretary and deployed to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ambassador Ella held the position of Consul responsible for Immigration issues as well as Trade and Investment at the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
Ambassador Ella served at the Nigeria High Commission in
Youdé, Cameroon from April to June 2023, before transferring to the Nigerian
Embassy in Dakar, Senegal in June 2023, prior to his appointment.
This occasion was covered by Feli-mac Entertainment.
Photograph/Video : Feli-joe
Emeka Ezeugwu
