The Senate on Thursday confirmed 64 ambassadorial nominees, comprising 34 career and 30 non-career ambassadors and high commissioners.
Among the non-career appointees cleared are Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South), former INEC Chairman Professor Yakubu Mahmoud, Senator Ita Enang, Reno Omokri, Senator Grace Bent, and Professor Nora Ladi Daduut.
Others include Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, former sole administrator of Rivers State and ex-naval chief, Chioma Ohakim, former First Lady of Imo State, Abdulrahman Dambazau, former Minister of Interior and ex-army chief, Femi Fani-Kayode, Erelu Angela Adebayo (Ekiti), and Florence Ajimobi (Oyo).
Notable career ambassadors confirmed include Sulu-Gambari Olatunji Ahmed from Kwara State, Segun Ige from Edo State, and Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen, also from Edo State.
The confirmations followed the presentation and consideration of the report on Foreign Affairs by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Senator Bello said all nominees were deemed fit for their appointments, with no petitions raised against any of them.
After the confirmation, Senate President Godswill Akpabio congratulated the nominees and urged them to represent Nigeria effectively abroad, while encouraging Senator Jimoh Ibrahim to maintain engagement with the Senate to share his expertise.
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