President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a list of 68 nominees for ambassadorial positions to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
The list includes both career diplomats and well-known public figures. Some of the prominent nominees are former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd.); former presidential aide Ita Enang; former Imo State First Lady Chioma Ohakim; and former Minister of Interior and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.).
The letter containing the nominations was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary. President Tinubu asked lawmakers to fast-track the screening process so that critical diplomatic positions abroad can be filled quickly.
Akpabio has directed the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to screen the nominees and submit its report within one week.
Below is the full list of ambassadorial nominees:
CAREER AMBASSADORS (34)
Abia – Amb. Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka
Adamawa – Maimuna Ibrahim
Anambra – Enpeji Monica Okochukwu
Bauchi – Amb. Mohammed Mahmoud Lele
Bayelsa – Endoni Sindup
Borno – Amb. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno
Cross River – Amb. Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael
Delta – Amb. Clark Omeru Alexandra
Ebonyi – Chima J. Leoma Davies
Edo – Oduma Yvonne Ehinose
Edo – Wasa Shogun Ige
Ekiti – Amb. Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel
Enugu – Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley
Jigawa – Amb. Magaji Umar
Kaduna – Amb. Mohammed Saidu Dahiru
Kano – Amb. Abdul Salam Abus Zayat
Katsina – Amb. Shehu
Katsina – Amb. Aminu Nasu
Kebbi – Abubakar Musa Musa
Kebbi – Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris
Kogi – Amb. Bako Adamu Umar
Kwara – Amb. Sulu Gambari
Lagos – Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle
Nasarawa – Amb. Shaga John Shama
Niger – Salau Hamza Mohammed
Niger – Amb. Ibrahim Dan Lamy
Ogun – Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola
Ondo – Ruben Abimbola Samuel
Osun – Amb. Akonde Wahab Adekola
Oyo – Amb. Ariwani Adedokun Esther
Plateau – Amb. Gedagi Joseph John
Rivers – Amb. Luther Obomode Ayokatata
Taraba – Danladi Yakubu Yaku
Zamfara – Bidu Dogondagi
NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS (31)
Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu – Abia
Barr. Ogbonnaya Kalu – Abia
Senator Grace Bent – Adamawa
Senator Ita Enang – Akwa Ibom
Nkechi Linda Okocha – Anambra
Mahmoud Yakubu – Bauchi
Philip K. Ikurusi – Bayelsa
Paul Olga Adiku – Benue
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) – Cross River
Reno Omokri – Delta
Hon. Abbasi Brahma – Edo
Erelu Angela Adebayo – Ekiti
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayemika – Ekiti
Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi – Enugu
Barr. Chioma Ohakim – Imo
Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman B. Dambazau (rtd.) – Kano
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Katsina
Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu – Kogi
Olufemi Pedro – Lagos
Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu – Nasarawa
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD – Ondo
Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji – Ondo
Femi Fani-Kayode – Osun
Ajimobi Fatima Florence – Oyo
Lola Akande – Oyo
Yakubu N. Gambo – Plateau
Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Plateau
Onweze Chukwudi – Rivers
Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Sokoto
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Taraba
Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri – Yobe
First Batch Cleared by Senate Committee (3)
Ayodele Oke – Oyo
Amin Mohammed Dalhatu – Jigawa
Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are – Ogun
The nominees will resume their duties after full Senate approval.
