President Tinubu Nominates Ibas, Dambazau, Others As Ambassadors (See List)

President Bola Tinubu has made some fresh nominations for appointment as non-career ambassadors.

Those on the list include the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers state and former naval chief, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas.

Others are former senator Ita Enang; former Imo state first lady, Chioma Ohakim; and former Minister of Interior and former chief of army staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau.

The President also nominated Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, and Fatima Ajimobi, among others, for appointment as non-career ambassadors.

The letter from President Tinubu, requesting Senate confirmation of the 34 career ambassadors and 31 non-career ambassadors and high commissioners-nominees, was read during plenary on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The lists have been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which is expected to conduct the screening process and report back to the upper chamber within one week.

Naija News reports that the list brings to 68 the total number of persons so far nominated for appointment as ambassadors by President Tinubu.

Recall that the Senate on Wednesday screened and cleared three ambassadorial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu, after a session lawmakers described as rigorous, dominated by national security and competence reviews.

Naija News reports that the nominees cleared by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs are former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency and ex-Ambassador to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Ayo Oke, career diplomat and former Ambassador to South Korea, Amin Muhammad Dalhatu and former Director General of the State Security Service, Lateef Kayode Are.

Below is the full list of ambassadorial nominees.

Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka

Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim

Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu

Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele

Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup

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 Dogondagi

The 31 Non-Career Ambassadors are:

Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent

Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang

Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha

Bauchi: Mahmoud Yakobo

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

Ogun: 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