Ita Enang , Dambazzau, Ibas Ibok-Ete, Sulu-Gambari 61 others make Tinubu’s Ambassadorial list

By Haruna Salami

The Senate Thursday received requests for confirmation of appointments of 65 Ambassadorial nominees from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The nominees as read from two different lists by the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio during plenary, fell into two categories of 34 Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners and 31 Non-Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners designate.
Notable names among the 34 Carrer Ambassadors and High Commissioners are Ambassador Sulu-Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara State), Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno State), Ambassador Maimuna Ibrahim (Adamawa State) etc .
Notable in the list of Non-Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners are Senator Solomon Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom State), Vice Admiral Ibas Ibok-Ete (Cross River State), Ex Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahaman Dambazzau (Kano state).
President Tinubu in the requests hinged on section 171 sub section 1, 2 and 4 of the 1999 Constitution, sought for expeditious consideration of the nominees.
Accordingly, the President of the Senate, forwarded the requests to the committee on Foreign affairs for screening and report back within one week.
Recall that President Tinubu had earlier forwarded to the Senate, three ambassadorial nominees last week for appointment confirmation.
The three earlier nominees, Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa) and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State), were screened on Wednesday by Senator Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger North) led Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Full list of the Ambassadorial nominees per state reads: “Ambassador Ezenwa Chukwuemeka (Abia), Maimuna Ibrahim (Adamawa), Monica Ogochukwu (Anambra), Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele (Bauchi), Endoni Sindo (Bayelsa) and Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno).
Others are Jane Adams Okon Michael (Cross River), Clark Omeruo Alexandra (Delta), Chimma Geofrey Davies (Ebonyi), Oduma Yvonne Ehinose ( Edo), Wasa Segun Ige (Edo State), Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel (Ekiti), Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley (Enugu) and Magaji Umar ( Jigawa).
Other nominees in the category of Career Ambassadors are Mohammed Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna), AbdulSalam Abus Zayat (Kano), Shehu Barde (Katsina), Aminu Nasiu (Katsina), Abubakar Musa Musa (Kebbi) ,Mohammed Idris (Kebbi), Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi), Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara), Ramata Mohammed (Lagos), Shaga John Shama (Nasarawa), Salau Hamza Mohammed (Niger) and Ibrahim Danlami (Niger).
Others are Adeola Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun), Reuben Abimbola Samuel (Ondo), Akande Wahab Adekola (Osun), Adedokun Esther (Oyo), Gedagi Joseph John (Plateau), Luther Obomode Ayokalata (Rivers), Danladi Yakubu Yaku (Taraba) and Bello Dogondaji (Zamfara).
The list of the 31 Non-career ambassadorial nominees includes Senator Grace Bent (Adamawa), Senator Eta Enang (Akwa-Ibom), Nkechi Linda Okocha (Anambra), Mahmud Yakubu (Bauchi), Philip K. Ikurusi (Bayelsa), Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas rtd (Cross River), Hon. Abasi Braimah (Edo) and Erelu Angela Adebayo (Ekiti).
Others are Barrister Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa (Ekiti), Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State), Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim (Imo), Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd, Kano), Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina), Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliyu (Kogi) and Olufemi Pedro (Lagos State).
Others are Barr. Mohammed Ubandoma Aliyu (Nasarawa), Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), Ambassador Joseph Sola Iji (Ondo), Fani-Kayode (Osun), Professor O. Adewole (Osun), Florence Ajimobi (Oyo), Lola Akande (Oyo), Professor Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau) , Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau), Chukwujinka Okocha (Rivers), Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto) , Rt. Hon Jerry Samuel Manwe (Taraba) and Adamu Garba Talba Nangree (Yobe State).
The two letters containing the names of the 65 nominees were referred to Senate Sulu – Gambari , on Foreign Affairs for screening to report back to Senate in one week.