Olushola Omogbehin
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sent the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
The letter which was read during plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, contains names as Kayode Aare (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State) and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State).
“In accordance with the provisions of Section 171 subsections 1 and 2, c and 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate the underlisted three nominees as non-career ambassador designates.”
Akpabio, who urged the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to report back within one week, added that “The list contains three names for now. I am sure others will follow.”
This nomination is coming after many months of public worry over the absence of appointed ambassadors, especially after United States placed Nigeria on its Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list.
