Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, has sent the list of 42 ambassadors-designate to the Senate for approval, while only Ekiti State in South-West region is missing on the list.
It will be recalled that, the senate received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of 42 career Ambassadors-designate.
The request which was contained in a letter dated May 6, 2020, was read on the floor during plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.
The letter reads: “In accordance to section 171 (1),(2)(c) and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under-listed forty-two (42) names of nominees as Career Ambassadors-Designate.”
The Ambassadors-designate for confirmation are:
C.O Nwachukwu, Abia;
A. Kafas, Adamawa;
R. U. Brown, Akwa-Ibom;
G. A. Odudigbo, Anambra;
O. C. Onowu, Anambra;
Y. S. Suleiman, Bauchi;
E S. Agbana, Bayelsa;
B. B. M. Okoyen, Bayelsa;
G. M. Okoko Benue;
A. M. Garba, Borno;
M. l. Bashir, Bomo;
M. O. Abam, Cross River;
A. E. Allotey, Cross River;
G. E. Edokpa, Edo;
A. N. Madubuike, Enugu
Adamu Lamuwa, Gombe;
Mr. Innocent A. lwejuo, lmo;
M. S. Abubakar, Jigawa;
Y. A. Ahmed, Jigawa;
S. D. Umar, Kaduna;
A. Sule, Kano;
G. Y. Hamza, Kano;
N. Rimi, Katsina;
L S. Ahmed-Remawa, Katsina;
M. Manu, Kebbi;
l. R. Ocheni, Kogi;
l. A. Yusuf, Kogi;
M. Abdulraheem, Kwara;
Mrs. W. A. Adedeji, Lagos;
A. U. Ogah, Nasarawa.
