Senate Confirms Appointment of 34 Career and 30 Non-Career Ambassadors

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the remaining 64 ambassadorial nominees.

Of these, 34 are career diplomats, while the other 30 are non-career appointees.

Among the career ambassadors are Arewa Esther (Oyo State), Adeola-Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun), Ramat Omonbolale (Lagos), Monica Okechukwu Enebechi (Anambra), Adams Jane Basset (Cross River), Mohammed Lele (Bauchi), and Muhammad Dahiru (Kaduna).

The non-career ambassadors include Ajimobi Florence (Oyo), Sulola Akande (Oyo), Uguwanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu), Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun), Jerry Manwe (Taraba), Reno Omokri (Delta), Ibas Ibok-Ette (Cross River), Abdulrahman Dambazzau (Kano), and Abas Braimah (Edo).

The Senate had previously confirmed three other non-career ambassadors, bringing the total number of confirmed nominees to 67.