President Buhari seeks Senate’s confirmation of Career Ambassador-Designates

Nigeria Senate has received an executive communication from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking confirmation of career Ambassdor-desinates.

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan while reading the letter during the plenary on Tuesday said, the nomination was in line with the relevant sections of the Constitution, 1999 as amended, hence, Senators go ahead shoud do to do justice to the request.

He referred the request to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Meanwhile, the letter which was made available to journalists after the plenaey showed the following nominees:

1. C.O. Nwachukwu – Abia2. A. Kafas – Adamawa3. R.U. Brown – Akwa Ibom4. G.A. Odudigbo – Anambra5. O.C. Onowu – Anambra6. Y.S. Suleiman – Bauchi7. E.S. Agbana – Bayelsa8. B.B.N. Okoyen – Bayelsa9. G.N. Okoko – Benue10.  A.M. Garba – Borno11.  M. E. Bashir – Borno12.  M.O. Abam – Cross River13.  A.E. Allotey -.Cross River14.  G.E. Edokpa – Edo15.  A.M. Madubuike – Enugu16.  Adamu Lamuwa – Gombe17.  Innocent A. Iwejuo – Imo18.  M.S. Abubakar – Jigawa19.  Y.A. Ahmed – Jigawa20.  S.D. Umar – Kaduna21.  A. Sule – Kano22.  G.Y. Hamza – Kano23.  N. Rimi – Katsina24.  L.S. Ahmed-Ramawa – Katsina25.  M. Manu – Kabbi26.  I.R. Ocheni – Kogi 27.  I.A. Yusuf – Kogi 28.  M. Abdulkareem – Kwara29.  Mrs W. Adedeji – Lagos30.  A.U. Ogah – Nasarawa31.  A.A. Musa – Niger32.  N.A. Kolo – Niger33.  S.O. Olaniyan – Ogun34.  A.R. Adejola – Ogun35.  O.E. Awe – Ondo36.  O.O. Aluko – Osun37.  I.A. Alatishe – Osun38.  V.A. Adeleke – Oyo39.  M.S. Adamu – Plateau40.  I.N. Charles Rivers41.  Z.M. Ifu – Taraba42. B.B. Hamman – Yobe

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affaira was asked to revert the report after screening of nominees.