President Bola Tinubu has sent a new batch of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, including notable figures like Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the former sole administrator of Rivers State and ex-chief of naval staff; Ita Enang, a former senator; Chioma Ohakim, a one-time first lady of Imo State; and Abdulrahman Dambazau, former interior minister and ex-army chief.
These names weren’t part of the previous list.
The nominations were announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary, with Tinubu urging swift confirmation to fill key diplomatic roles.
Akpabio has tasked the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to screen the nominees and report back within a week.
Earlier, Tinubu had nominated Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Mahmood Yakubu, the former INEC chair, as ambassadors.
