Ekiti omitted as Buhari sends 42 Ambassadorial nominees to Senate for approval

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.

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