Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Nominees Sent to Senate

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the nominees include 17 non-career ambassadors and 15 career ambassadors, who will be posted to countries and international organisations critical to Nigeria’s foreign relations.

Below is the full list:

Non-Career Ambassadors (17 Nominees)

Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)

Reno Omokri (Delta) – Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi) – Former INEC Chairman

Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo (Ekiti) – Former Ekiti First Lady

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) – Former Governor of Enugu State

Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina) – Former Speaker, Katsina House of Assembly

Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau) – Former Plateau Commissioner, ex-Deputy Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission

Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau) – Former Senator

Otunba Femi Pedro (Lagos) – Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun) – Former Aviation Minister

Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra) – Legal practitioner

Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo) – Former First Lady of Oyo State

Lola Akande (Lagos) – Former Lagos State Commissioner

Grace Bent (Adamawa) – Former Senator

Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) – Former Governor of Abia State

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo) – Businessman and former Senator

Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue) – Former Ambassador to the Holy See

Career Ambassadors (15 Nominees)

Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)

Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)

Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)

Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)

Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)

Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)

Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun)

Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo)

Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo)

Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger)

Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina)

Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)

Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)

Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara)

Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)

The nominees are expected to be posted to strategic countries, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, UAE, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as Permanent Missions such as the UN, UNESCO, and the African Union. Diplomatic assignments will be communicated after Senate confirmation.