Ibok-Ete Ibas, former sole administrator of Rivers state
The senate has confirmed the appointment of 64 ambassadorial nominees.
Thirty-four of the confirmed nominees are career ambassadors, while 30 are non-career ambassadors.
The career ambassadors include Arewa Esther (Oyo), Adeola-Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun), Ramat Omonbolale (Lagos), Monica Okechukwu Enebechi (Anambra), Adams Bassey (Cross River), Clark Efe (Delta), Mohammed Lele (Bauchi), Muhammad Dahiru (Kaduna), and Ahmed Monguno (Borno).
The non-career ambassadors include Onueze Okocha (Rivers), Femi Pedro (Lagos) Isaac Adewole (Osun), Chioma Ohakim (Imo), Ajimobi Florence (Oyo), Sulola Akande (Oyo), Uguwanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu), Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun), Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), Jerry Manwe (Taraba), Reno Omokri (Delta), Ibas Ibok-Ette (Cross River), Abdulrahman Dambazzau (Kano), and Abas Braimah (Edo).
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The senate had earlier confirmed three other non-career ambassadors, bringing the total number of confirmed nominees to 67.
The confirmation followed the presentation of the committee’s report by its chairman, Sani Bello, after which the recommendations were adopted.
During the session, Sahabi Yau, senator representing Zamfara north, raised an objection over the absence of a nominee from Zamfara state on the list.
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Yau urged the senate to notify President Bola Tinubu of the omission.
In response, Godswill Akpabio, senate president, acknowledged the concern and said the list before the chamber was not exhaustive.
Akpabio said he would raise the matter with the president, adding that additional ambassadorial nominations were expected.
The senate president also assured lawmakers that Zamfara state would not be excluded from the ambassadorial nominations.
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