President Bola Tinubu has raised the ambassadorial list to 65 on Thursday.
The president sent another batch of nominees to the Senate that include the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, former Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau; Senator Ita Enang, and former Imo State First Lady, Chioma Ohakim as well as 30 others.
The nominations were made in accordance with Section 171(1), (2)(c), and (4) of the Constitution.
The latest nominees who are career diplomats include:
Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka
Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim
Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu
Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele
Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup 5B
Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno
Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael
Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra
Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies
Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose; Wasa Shogun Ige
Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel
Enugu: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley
Jigawa: Ambassador Magaji Umar
Kaduna: Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru
Kano: Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat
Katsina: Ambassador Shehu; Ambassador Aminu Nasu
Kebbi: Abubakar Musa Musa; Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris
Kogi: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar
Kwara: Ambassador Sulu Gambari
Lagos: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle
Nasarawa: Ambassador Shaga John Shama
Niger: Salau Hamza Mohammed; Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy
Ogun: Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola
Ondo: Ruben Abimbola Samuel
Osun: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola
Oyo: Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther
Plateau: Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John
Rivers: Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata
Taraba: Danladi Yakubu Yaku
Zamfara: Bidu Dogondaji
The 31 non-career Ambassadors are:
Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent
Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang
Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha
Bauchi: Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Bayelsa: Philip K. Ikurusi
Benue: Paul Olga Adiku
Cross River: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)
Edo: Hon. Abbasi Brahma
Ekiti: Erelu Angela Adebayo; Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika
Enugu: Rt. Hon. Ogwanyi Ifeanyi
Imo: Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim
Kano: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.)
Katsina: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari
Kogi: Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu
Lagos: Olufemi Pedro
Nasarawa: Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu
Ondo: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD; Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji
Osun: Femi Fani-Kayode
Oyo: Ajimobi Fatima Florence; Lola Agonde
Plateau: N. Gambo; Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut
Rivers: Onweze Chukwudi
Sokoto: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar
Taraba: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe
Yobe: Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio forwarded the names to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and given a one-week deadline to carry out its assignment and report to the Red Chamber.
