The Senate has confirmed a total of 64 ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, comprising 34 career ambassadors and 30 non-career ambassadors.

The confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs during plenary on Thursday. President Tinubu’s request for confirmation was earlier read on the Senate floor on December 4.

Presenting the committee’s report, its chairman, Senator Sani Bello, said the nominees demonstrated sound knowledge of international diplomacy and foreign relations during the screening exercise.

Career Ambassadors (34)

• Amb. Nwaobiala Chukwuemeka (Abia)
• Betso Maimunah Ibrahim (Adamawa)
• Monica Enebechi (Anambra)
• Amb. Mohammed Lele (Bauchi)
• Syndoph Endoni (Bayelsa)
• Amb. Ahmed Monguno (Borno)
• Amb. Adams Jane Bassey (Cross River)
• Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra Efe (Delta)
• Geoffrey Ijiomah Chima David (Ebonyi)
• Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen (Edo)
• Amb. Wasa Segun Ige (Edo)
• Amb. Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel (Ekiti)
• Amb. Okechukwu Kingsley Onaga (Enugu)
• Amb. Magaji Umar (Jigawa)
• Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
• Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad (Kano)
• Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde (Katsina)
• Amb. Aminu Nasir (Katsina)
• Abubakar Musa Musa (Kebbi)
• Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris (Kebbi)
• Amb. Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi)
• Amb. Sulu-Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara)
• Amb. Ramat Mohammed Omobolanle (Lagos)
• Amb. Shaga John Shamah (Nasarawa)
• Sallau Hamza Mohammed (Niger)
• Amb. Ibrahim Danlami (Niger)
• Adeola Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun)
• Reuben Abimbola Samuel (Ondo)
• Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola (Osun)
• Amb. Arewa Esther (Oyo)
• Amb. Gargadi Joseph John (Plateau)
• Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (Rivers)
• Danladi Yakubu Nyaku (Taraba)
• Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru (Sokoto)

Non-Career Ambassadors (30)

• Senator Grace Bent (Adamawa)
• Senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom)
• Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu (Abia)
• Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra)
• Prof. Mahmud Yakubu (Bauchi)
• Amb. Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa)
• Mr Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue)
• Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (Cross River)
• Mr Reno Omokri (Delta)
• Abasi Braimah (Edo)
• Mrs Erelu Adebayo (Ekiti)
• Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa (Ekiti)
• Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu)
• Mrs Chioma Ohaikim (Imo)
• Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano)
• Tasiu Maigari (Katsina)
• Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu (Kogi)
• Olufemi Pedro (Lagos)
• Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu (Nasarawa)
• Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo)
• Amb. Joseph Olusola Iji (Ondo)
• Olufemi Fani-Kayode (Osun)
• Prof. Isaac Adewole (Osun)
• Mrs Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo)
• Mrs Sulola Akande (Oyo)
• Dr Yakubu Gambo (Plateau)
• Senator Nora Daduut (Plateau)
• Onueze Chukwujinka Okocha (Rivers)
• Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto)
• Jerrymon Samuel Manwe (Taraba)

Zamfara Omission Raised

During the session, Senator Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North) raised a constitutional point of order, citing Sections 14(3) and 15(4) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandate adherence to the federal character principle.

He expressed concern that Zamfara State was omitted from both the career and non-career ambassadorial lists and urged the government to address the oversight.

Responding, Senate President Godswill Akpabio assured lawmakers that the list was not exhaustive and that additional ambassadorial nominations would be forwarded to the Senate to ensure no state is excluded.

The Senate congratulated the confirmed ambassadors and urged them to uphold Nigeria’s image and interests in their diplomatic assignments.