by Dolapo Adelana
The Senate has approved the nomination of forty-five non-career ambassadorial nominees presented for legislative approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Senate also rejected two nominees – Justice Sylvanus Nsofor from Imo State and Mr Jacob Daodu from Ondo State.
The announcement was made at plenary on Thursday, when the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which screened of nominees, presented its report.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu, said Nsofor was rejected because he was too old to hold a public office at 82 years old.
She said the nominee from Ondo state was rejected because of a negative report from the Department of State Services (DSS).
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who presided at the day’s legislative business read out the names on the 45 confirmed nominees.
They are Uzoma Eminike (Abia); Aminu Lawal (Adamawa); Godwin Umoh (Akwa Ibom); Christopher Okeke (Anambra); Yusuf Maitama (Bauchi); Baba Maigudu (Bauchi); Stanley Douye (Bayelsa) and Stephen Uba (Benue).
Others are Afolayon Adeyemi (Osun); A. Olaniyi (Oyo); James Dmika (Plateau); Haruna Abdullahi (Plateau); Orji Ngofa (Rivers); Sahibi Isa Dada (Sokoto); Kabir Umar (Sokoto); Jika Ado (Taraba); Goni Zana (Yobe); Garba T. (Zamfara); Bala Mohammad (Zamfara) and Ibrahim Dada (FCT)
More on the list include Baba Ahmed Gida (Borno); Utobong Asuquo (Cross River); Frank Ofegina (Delta); Joda Udoh (Ebonyi); Yagwe Ede (Edo); Eniola Ajayi (Ekiti); Chris Eze (Enugu); Sulieman Hassan (Gombe); Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa); Ahmed Bamilli (Kaduna) and Deborah Yahaya (Kaduna).
Others are D. Abdulkadir (Kano); Haruna Arungungu (Kano); Musa Udo (Katsina); Mohammed Rimi (Katsina); Tijani Bande (Kebbi); Y. Aliu (Kogi); Nurudeen Mohammed (Kwara), Mohammed Isa (Kwara); Adesola Omotade (Lagos); Modupe Remi (Lagos); Musa Mohammed (Nasarawa); Ahmed Ibeto; Niger and Susan Aderonke Folarin (Ogun).
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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