President Bola Tinubu has submitted a fresh list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the request during Thursday’s plenary.
The new list comprises 34 career ambassadors and high commissioners and 31 non-career nominees.
Among the career nominees are Sulu-Gambari Olatunde Ahmed from Kwara State and Segun Ige from Edo State. Prominent names on the non-career list include Senator Folasade Grace Bent (Adamawa), Senator Solomon Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo).
Tinubu also nominated Chioma Ohakim, former First Lady of Imo State, and Abdulrahman Dambazau, former Minister of Interior and ex-Chief of Army Staff. Their names were not included in the earlier batch released by the Presidency.
The Senate has already screened three previously submitted nominees—Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo)—through its Committee on Foreign Affairs. The newly forwarded 65 nominees have been referred to the same committee and are expected to be screened within one week.
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