Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu has been appointed Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria by President John Dramani Mahama, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on March 1, 2026.

“Congratulations, Baba Sadiq on your well-deserved appointment by President Mahama as High Commissioner designate to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“I have no doubt you will hold aloft Ghana’s flag and make the youth of our continent proud," the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said on X on March 1, 2026.

As High Commissioner-designate, Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu is anticipated to lead efforts aimed at strengthening trade relations, promoting cultural ties and deepening diplomatic collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria.

He will formally assume office once the Nigerian government grants approval and all required diplomatic protocols are concluded.

His nomination comes after the recall of the immediate past High Commissioner, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, widely known as Baba Jamal.

He was withdrawn from the post on February 7, 2026, following claims of voter inducement linked to his involvement and win in the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress in the Ayawaso East Constituency.