- Former President Goodluck Jonathan had named Bianca, months after the demise of her husband, first as an ambassador to Ghana, and later Spain.
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has opened up on what transpired during her stint as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain
Bianca is one of the ministerial nominees screened by the senate today after President Bola Tinubu appointed her as the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, last week following a cabinet reshuffle.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan had named Bianca, months after the demise of her husband, first as an ambassador to Ghana, and later Spain.
Speaking during her screening on Wednesday, recounted how she lived in a hotel for one year in Madrid, Spain.
She disclosed that owing to the dilapidated and uninhabitable state of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid, she opted to live in a hotel.
She said: “I would like to say that my past records speak for me. As an ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, I spent an entire year in one hotel room because when I got to Spain, the mission building was in such an appalling condition.”
“The embassy was located very close to the upscale estate of Galagao, where people would pass by on their way to various events and matches. It was disheartening that this decadent structure represented Nigeria in such a prestigious area.
“The Nigerian embassy in Madrid that you see today is the product of my time in that country.”