UPDATED: Tinubu nominates 65 more ambassadors; ex-governors, ex-senators included

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded 65 additional nominees for ambassadorial positions to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

The president’s request was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Thursday’s plenary.

The nominees include career and non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.

This development comes a week after Mr Tinubu transmitted the names of three nominees for non-career ambassadorial appointments.

In his latest letter, Mr Tinubu said 34 persons were nominated as career ambassadors and high commissioners, while 31 others were nominated as non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.

Some of the prominent nominees are Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate-past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri, ex-governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro; Ondo North senator, Jimoh Ibrahim; Florence, the wife of the late governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, and former Ekiti State first lady, Angela Adebayo.

Notable nominees among the career ambassadorial nominees are Sulu-Gambari Ahmed (Kwara State) and Segun Ige (Edo), while the non-career ambassadorial nominees include a former senator from Adamawa State, Grace Bent, and a former senator from Akwa-Ibom, Ita Enang.

After reading the letter, the senate president referred the request to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and directed the committee to report back within one week.

See the full list of the 65 ambassadors-designate.

CAREER AMBASSADORS (34):

1. Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka

2. Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim

3. Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu

4. Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele

5. Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup

6. Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno

7. Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael

8. Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra

9. Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies

10. Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose

11. Edo: Wasa Shogun Ige

12. Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel

13. Enugu: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley

14. Jigawa: Ambassador Magaji Umar

15. Kaduna: Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru

16. Kano: Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat

17. Katsina: Ambassador Shehu

18. Katsina: Ambassador Aminu Nasu

19. Kebbi: Abubakar Musa Musa

20. Kebbi: Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris

21. Kogi: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar

22. Kwara: Ambassador Sulu Gambari

23. Lagos: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle

24. Nasarawa: Ambassador Shaga John Shama

25. Niger: Salau Hamza Mohammed

26. Niger: Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy

27. Ogun: Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola

28. Ondo: Ruben Abimbola Samuel

29. Osun: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola

30. Oyo: Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther

31. Plateau: Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John

32. Rivers: Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata

33. Taraba: Danladi Yakubu Yaku

34. Zamfara: Bidu Dogondagi

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NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS (31)

35. Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia)

36. Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)

37. Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent

38. Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang

39. Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha

40. Bauchi: Mahmoud Yakubu

41. Bayelsa: Philip K. Ikurusi

42. Benue: Paul Olga Adiku

43. Cross River: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)

44. Delta State: Reno Omokri

45. Edo: Hon. Abbasi Brahma

46. Ekiti: Erelu Angela Adebayo

47. Ekiti: Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika

48. Enugu: Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi

49. Imo: Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim

50. Kano: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.)

51. Katsina: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari

52. Kogi: Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu

53. Lagos: Olufemi Pedro

54. Nasarawa: Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu

55. Ondo: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD

56. Ondo: Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji

57. Osun: Fani-Kayode

58. Oyo: Ajimobi Fatima Florence

59. Oyo: Lola Akande

60. Plateau: Yakubu N. Gambo

61. Plateau: Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut

62. Rivers: Onweze Chukwudi

63. Sokoto: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar

64. Taraba: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe

65. Yobe: Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri

FIRST BATCH CLEARED BY SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS (3)

66. Oyo State: Ayodele Oke

67. Jigawa: Amin Mohammed Dalhatu

68. Ogun: Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are