Ambassadorial: Buhari Sends 47-Man List To Senate
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of 47 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
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 Obinna Chukwuemeka, Okeke Vivian, Ngozi Okeje, Bello Kazaure, Garba Baba, Umar Salisu, Kadiri Ayinla Audu, Ibrahim Isa, Bankole Adeoye, Ibrahim Hamza, KC Nwachukwu, Olufemi Abekoye, Adekunbi Abibat, Salisu Umoru, Liman Munir, Mohammed Hassan Hassan, Olatunde Adesesan, Usman Bakure,
Balogun Akeem and Kabiru Bala.