Tinubu Submits 32 Additional Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after submitting an initial batch of three.
In two letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President sought swift consideration and approval for 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors. The list includes four women among the career nominees and six women among the non-career nominees.
Notable Non-Career Nominees
The non-career nominees include several prominent political figures and former government officials such as:
- Barr. Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)
- Reno Omokri (Delta), former presidential aide
- Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, former INEC Chairman
- Erelu Angela Adebayo, former First Lady of Ekiti State
- Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former Governor of Enugu State
- Tasiu Musa Maigari, former Speaker, Katsina House of Assembly
- Yakubu N. Gambo, former Plateau Commissioner and ex-UBEC Deputy Executive Secretary
- Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut, former Senator (Plateau)
- Otunba Femi Pedro, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State
- Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation
- Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra)
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi, former First Lady of Oyo State
- Lola Akande, former Lagos Commissioner
- Senator Grace Bent (Adamawa)
- Victor Okezie Ikpeazu, former Governor of Abia State
- Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), businessman and serving senator
- Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu, former Ambassador to the Holy See (Benue)
Career Ambassadorial Nominees
The career nominees are:
- Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)
- Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)
- Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)
- Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)
- Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)
- Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun)
- Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo)
- Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo)
- Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger)
- Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina)
- Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)
- Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
- Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara)
- Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)
Expected Postings
Once confirmed, the nominees will be posted to countries with significant diplomatic ties to Nigeria, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya. They may also be assigned to multilateral missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.
The new list follows the President’s earlier submission of three nominees—Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo), Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun)—who are being considered for postings to the United Kingdom, United States, or France.
President Tinubu added that more ambassadorial nominations will be announced subsequently.