Buhari seeks Senate’s confirmation of 42 ambassadors-designate

The Senate on Tuesday 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, was read 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 as amended. I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the underlisted 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) and A. N. Madubuike (Enugu).

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Others are 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) and A. U. Ogah (Nasarawa).

Also among the career ambassadors-designate to be confirmed are A. A. Musa (Niger); N. A. Kolo (Niger); S. O. Olaniyan (Ogun); A. R. Adejola (Ogun), E. Awe (Ondo); O. Aluko (Osun); I. A. Alatishe (Osun); V. A. Adeleke (Oyo); M. S. Adamu (Plateau); l. N. Charles (Rivers); Z. M. lfu (Taraba) and B. B. Hamman (Yobe).