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President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a new batch of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, including Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State and a former Chief of Naval Staff, who was listed as a non-career ambassador.

Also on the non-career list is Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former Minister of Interior and ex-Chief of Army Staff.
Other notable nominees include former senator Ita Enang and Chioma Ohakim, a former first lady of Imo State.

Alongside these, the president submitted 34 career diplomats for confirmation, invoking the provisions of Section 171(1), (2)(c), and (4) of the Constitution.

The nominees, listed state-by-state, include:

Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka

Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim

Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu

Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele

Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup 5B

Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno

Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael

Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra

Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies

Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose; Wasa Shogun Ige

Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel

Enugu: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley

Jigawa: Ambassador Magaji Umar

Kaduna: Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru

Kano: Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat

Katsina: Ambassador Shehu; Ambassador Aminu Nasu

Kebbi: Abubakar Musa Musa; Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris

Kogi: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar

Kwara: Ambassador Sulu Gambari

Lagos: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle

Nasarawa: Ambassador Shaga John Shama

Niger: Salau Hamza Mohammed; Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy

Ogun: Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola

Ondo: Ruben Abimbola Samuel

Osun: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola

Oyo: Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther

Plateau: Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John

Rivers: Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata

Taraba: Danladi Yakubu Yaku

Zamfara: Bidu Dogondagi

Senate President Godswill Akpabio referred the names to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, with a one-week deadline.

The 31 Non-Career Ambassadors are:

/Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent

Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang

Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha

Bauchi: Mahmoud Yakobo

Bayelsa: Philip K. Ikurusi

Benue: Paul Olga Adiku

Cross River: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)

Edo: Hon. Abbas Brahma

Ekiti: Erelu Angela Adebayo; Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika

Enugu: Rt. Hon. Ogwanyi Ifeanyi

Imo: Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim

Kano: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.)

Katsina: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari

Kogi: Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu

Lagos: Olufemi Pedro

Nasarawa: Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu

Ondo: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD; Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji

Ogun: Fani-Kayode (noted by Akpabio in the chamber)

Oyo: Ajimobi Fatima Florence; Lola Agonde

Plateau: N. Gambo; Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut

Rivers: Onweze Chukwudi

Sokoto: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar

Taraba: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe

Yobe: Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri