JUST IN: Buhari sends 46 ambassadorial nominees names to the Senate

The names were contained in a letter sent to the senate, and read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday.

In the letter, the president sought the consent of the senate‎ for the confirmation of the nominees.

Some of the names of “the career diplomats” who will head Nigeria’s missions abroad when confirmed by the senate ‎ are

1. Obinna Chukwuemeka

   2. Salisu Umoru,

   3. Iyang Udoh Iyang

   4. Okeke Vivian Nwanaku

   5. Liman Munir

   6. Edem Jane Ada

   7. Mohammed Hassan Hassan

   8. Martin Young Cobham

   9. Janet Molegbo Olisah

   10. Itegbuoye Sunday

   11. Olatunde Adesesan

   12. Lilian Ijekwu Onu

   13. Manaja Tulahi Isa

   14. Ngozi Ukeje

   15. Bello Kazaure Husseini

   16. Enoch Pierre Ducci

   17. Garba Baba

   18. Usman Bakori Aliyu

   19. Umar Zainab Salisu

   20. Momoh Seidu Omeiza

   21. Kadiri Audu

   22. Balogun Hakeem

   23. Nosa Ahmed

   24. Ibrahim Isa

   25. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye

   26. Ibidapo Obe Oluwasegun

   27. Ogundaro Sakirat

   28. Eric A. Belgam

   29. Ateru Haliru

   30. Ramota Bulima

   31 Musa Mamman

   32. Kabiru Bala

   33. Adamu Shuaibu

   34. D. A Agiv

   35. T.K Gonglong

   36. Ibrahim Hamza

   37. K.C Nwachukwu

   38. Q.R Wolu

   39. E.K Oguntuwase

   40. A.I Paragauda

   41. L.A Gasharga

   42. Olufemi Abikoye

   43. Abubakar Ibrahim

   44. Rabiu Kawu

   45. Odeka Janet Bisong

   46. Adekunbi Habeebat