Ambassador Abdullahi A. Omaki, NOOC, FSMA, is the Founder and Executive Vice- Chairman of the ABDULLAHI OMAKI COMMUNITY PEACE INITIATIVE NETWORK (AOCPIN)

Ambassador Abdullahi A. Omaki retired from the Nigerian Foreign Service in June 2013, after thirty-three and a half years of meritorious service. He hada distinguished service-career, which took him across Europe (UK and Netherlands), USA (Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN in New York), and anchoring in Africa (Central Africa Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Chad), where he served as Head of Chancery in Bangui, Consul General in Bata and   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Ndjamena-Chad. He relates easily with issues of the sub-regional security and socio-economic development which he has “consistently argued must be holistically viewed and addressed from the prisms of both bilateral and multilateral instrumentalities. These ways, he believes, would enhance harmony and cohesiveness which are cornerstones for sustainable good governance and peace”. Some of his colleagues address him as a “Desert Diplomat” while others politely refer to him as the “Sahel Diplomat”, both of which he proudly accepts.

In addition to his oversees tours of duties in the three continents, Ambassador Abdullahi Omaki had diligently served in various Divisions and Departments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. These services spanned across Administration, Protocol, West Africa Department, International Organisations and Inspectorate Departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was Deputy Director in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of International Organizations Department and Under-Secretary (Regions and International Originations Directorate).

Upon retirement from service in June 2013, he became the Pioneer Executive Director of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD) from February 2014 to June 2020. In that capacity, he demonstratedleadership styles that promoted interpersonal skills leading to effective teamwork that contributed to leading the SCDDD to prominence.

In June 2020, he was appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Foreign Affairs and International Relations, domiciled in the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. In this capacity, he contributed to speeches, statements, analyses of global socio-economic and political events as well as advises and recommendations.

In all of these positions, he garnered experiences that have become eclectic mix of competencies that have contributed to driving Governance and Organisational priorities in complex situations.