President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, fresh 65 ambassadorial nominees.

The President’s request, read in plenary Thursday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, consists of 34 Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners and 31 Non -Carrer Ambassadors and High Commissioners, totalling 65 nominees.

Notable nominees among the 34 career ambassadorial nominees are Sulu – Gambari Olatunde Ahmed from Kwara state, Segun Ige from Edo state while notable among the Non carrer ambassadorial nominees are Senator Folasade Grace Bent from Adamawa state, Senator Solomon Ita Enang from Akwa – Ibom state, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim from Ondo state etc.

The three Ambassadorial nominees, namely Kayode Are (Ogun state), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa state) and Ayodele Oke (Oyo state), earlier forwarded to the Senate last week, have been screened by its committee on Foreign Affairs, while the new 65 nominees, have been forwarded to the same committee for screening within one week.

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