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38 Non-Career, One Career Ambassadors-Designate Get Senate’s Approval

BY SEYIFUNMI LUMEKO
The thirty-eight non-career and one career ambassadors-designate appointed to represent the country on foreign missions have gotten the approval of the Nigerian Senate.
President, Muhammadu Buhari had appointed forty-two nominees and forwarded their names to the Senate for approval.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Adamu Bulkachuwa, while presenting his report, said there were irreconcilable issues with two nominees from Niger and Yobe States.

The ambassadors include  Umar Suleiman (Adamawa); Kelvin Peter (Adamawa); Chief Elijah Onyeagba (Anambra); Prof. Monique Ekpong (Cross River); Ominyi N. Eze (Ebonyi); Yamaha Mohammed Musa (Edo); Maj. Gen. C. O. Ugwu (Enugu); Dr Hajara I. Salim (Gombe) and Amb. Yahaya Lawal (Katsina).

Others are Ademola Seriki (Lagos); Chief Sarafa Tunji Ishola (Ogun); Adejare Bello (Osun); John Usanga (Akwa Ibom); Hamisu Umar Takalmawa (Kano); Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa); Hon. Tarzcor Terhemen (Benue); Al-Bishir Ibrahim Al-Hussain (Borno); Obiezu Ijeoma Chinyerem (Imo); Ali M. Magashi (Jigawa) and Prof. M. A. Makarfi (Kaduna).

It includes also, Henry John Omaku (Nasarawa); Sadiya Ahmad Nuhu (Kano); Adeshina Alege (Oyo); Shehu Abdullahi Yibaikwai (Plateau); Maureen Tamuno (Rivers), Faruk Yabo (Sokoto); Abubakar Moriki (Zamfara); Adamu M. Hassan (Taraba); Abubakar D. Ibrahim Siyi (Bauchi); Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue) and Jazuli Imam Galadanci (Kano).

In addition, the list has Dare Sunday Awoniyi (Kogi); Ibrahim Kayode Laaro (Kwara), Abioye Bello (Kwara); Zara Maazu Umar (Kwara); Mrs Nimi Akinkugbe (Ondo); Debo Adesina (Oyo); Ms Folakemi Akinyele (Oyo); Oma Djebah (Delta) and Mr Suleiman Sani (FCT), a career ambassador.

The only career ambassador-designate on the list is from the Federal Capital Territory.

Among the non-career ones are, two journalists, Messrs Debo Adesina (Oyo) and Oma Djebah (Delta).

READ ALSO: Buhari’s List of 42 Career Ambassadors Awaiting Senate’s Approval

The list also included Dare Awoniyi (Kogi), who is the son of the late Sunday Awoniyi, former Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum.

A careful observation of the list indicated that three states, (Kwara, Kano, Oyo) have three nominees each while three others, (Borno, Benue, Adamawa), got two slots each.

Twenty states had one slot each while four states had no nominee.

 

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