LunagisthubPresident Tinubu Sends 68 Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate for Confirmation
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the names of 68 nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation as ambassadors. The nominees comprise 34 career and 34 non-career ambassadors, including notable figures such as Mahmood Yakubu, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation; Reno Omokri, former presidential aide; and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, former Abia State Governor and retired naval chief
Diverse List of Nominees
The list of nominees includes individuals from various backgrounds and professions. Some of the notable non-career nominees include:
– Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)
– Reno Omokri (Delta)
– Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi)
– Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo (Ekiti)
– Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu)
– Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo)
– Lola Akande (Lagos)
– Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun)
The career ambassador nominees include:
– Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)
– Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)
– Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)
– Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)
– Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)
The nominees are expected to be posted to countries with which Nigeria maintains excellent and strategic bilateral relations, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya. They will also serve in permanent missions to the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union .
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