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Senate confirms Ugwu, Adesina, Djebah, 37 others as ambassadors

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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 38 non-career and one career ambassadors-designate that would represent the country on foreign missions.

The nominees were confirmed at Senate plenary on Wednesday.

The President Muhammadu Buhari had last month sent a list of 42 nominees to the senate for confirmation..

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Adamu Bulkachuwa, while presenting his report, said there were irreconcilable issues with two nominees from Niger and Yobe States.

The only career ambassador-designate on the list is from the Federal Capital Territory.

Among  the non-career ambassadors are two journalists, Debo Adesina (Oyo State) and Oma Djebah (Delta State).

Others that made the list are Dare Awoniyi (Kogi State), who is the son of the late Sunday Awoniyi, former Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum.

Three states, (Kwara, Kano, Oyo) have three nominees each while three others states, (Borno, Benue, Adamawa), got two slots each.

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Twenty states had one slot each while four states had no nominee.

A full list of the confirmed non-career ambassadors-designate are as follows: Umar Suleiman (Adamawa State); Kelvin Peter (Adamawa State); Chief Elejah Onyeagba (Anambra State); Prof. Monique Ekpong (Cross River State); Ominyi N. Eze (Ebonyi State); Yamah Mohammed Musa (Edo State); Maj. Gen. C. O. Ugwu (Enugu State); Dr. Hajara I. Salim (Gombe State); Amb. Yahaya Lawal (Katsina State); Ademola Seriki (Lagos State); Chief Sarafa Tunji Ishola (Ogun State); Adejare Bello (Osun State); John Usanga (Akwa Ibom State); Hamisu Umar Takalmawa (Kano State); Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa State); Hon. Tarzcor Terhemen (Benue State); Al-Bishir Ibrahim Al-Hussain (Borno State); Obiezu Ijeoma Chinyerem (Imo State); Ali M. Magashi (Jigawa State); Prof. M. A. Makarfi (Kaduna State).

Others are: Henry John Omaku (Nasarawa State); Sadiya Ahmad Nuhu (Kano State); Adeshina Alege (Oyo State); Shehu Abdullahi Yibaikwai (Plateau State); Maureen Tamuno (Rivers State), Faruk Yabo (Sokoto State); Abubakar Moriki (Zamfara State); Adamu M. Hassan (Taraba State); Abubakar D. Ibrahim Siyi (Bauchi State); Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue State); Jazuli Imam Galadanci (Kano State); Dare Sunday Awoniyi (Kogi State); Ibrahim Kayode Laaro (Kwara State), Abioye Bello (Kwara State); Zara Maazu Umar (Kwara State); Mrs. Nimi Akinkugbe (Ondo State); Debo Adesina (Oyo State); Ms. Folakemi Akinyele (Oyo State); and Oma Djebah (Delta State).

Mr Suleiman Sani (FCT) career ambassador

 

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