President Bola Tinubu has increased the number of Ambassador-nominees to 65 and forwarded their names to the Senate for confirmation.
The president’s request, read in plenary Thursday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, consists of 34 career ambassadors and High Commissioners as well as 31 non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.
The Presidency had last week released the names of 32 ambassador-nominees, featuring names of some prominent Nigerians.
Notable nominees among the non-career ambassador-nominees are: Sen. Ita Enang from Akwa-Ibom, Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo) and Sen. Folasade Bent (Adamawa) and Segun Ige (Edo).
Three ambassador-nominees, namely Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa) and Ayodele Oke (Oyo), earlier forwarded to the Senate, had been screened by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The new nominees had consequently been forwarded to the committee for screening within one week.
The full list of the ambassadorial nominees per state reads: “Ezenwa Chukwuemeka (Abia), Maimuna Ibrahim (Adamawa), Monica Ogochukwu (Anambra), Mohammed Lele (Bauchi), Endoni Sindo (Bayelsa) and Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno).
Others are Jane Adams Michael (Cross River), Clark Alexandra (Delta), Chimma Davies (Ebonyi), Oduma Ehinose (Edo), Segun Ige (Edo), Adeyemi Emmanuel (Ekiti), Onaga Kingsley (Enugu) and Magaji Umar (Jigawa).
Also nominated in the category of Career Ambassadors are Mohammed Dahiru (Kaduna), AbdulSalam Zayat (Kano), Shehu Barde (Katsina), Aminu Nasiu (Katsina), Abubakar Musa-Musa (Kebbi), Mohammed Idris (Kebbi), Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi).
The rest are in the category are Sulu Gambari (Kwara), Ramata Mohammed (Lagos), Shaga John Shama (Nasarawa), Salau Mohammed (Niger) and Ibrahim Danlami (Niger).
Others are: Adeola Mopelola (Ogun), Ruben Samuel (Ondo), Akand Adekola (Osun), Adedokun Esther (Oyo), Gedagi Joseph (Plateau), Luther Ayokalata (Rivers), Danladi Yaku (Taraba) and Bello Dogondaji (Zamfara).
Names on the list of the 31 non-career ambassadorial nominees are Sen. Grace Bent (Adamawa), Sen. Ita Enang (Akwa – Ibom), Nkechi Okocha (Anambra), Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi), Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa).
Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue), retired Vice Adm. Ibok Ibas (Cross River), Abasi Braimah (Edo) and Erelu Adebayo (Ekiti) are also on the list.
Others are Olumilua Ayotunwa (Ekiti), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State), Mrs. Chioma Ohakim (Imo), Rtd. Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Kano State), Tasiu Maigari (Katsina), Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu (Kogi) and Olufemi Pedro (Lagos).
Included are: “Mohammed Aliyu (Nasarawa State), Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), Joseph Iji (Ondo), Fani-Kayode (Osun), Prof. O. Adewole (Osun), Florence Ajimobi (Oyo), Lola Akande (Oyo), Prof. Nora Daduut (Plateau), Yakubu Gambo (Plateau).
“Chukwujinka Okocha (Rivers), Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto), Jerry Samuel Manwe (Taraba) and Adamu Nangree (Yobe).”
Source: NAN
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