President Bola Tinubu Thursday submitted a fresh list of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
The immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas heralded the list which also include former Minister of Interior and ex–Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau
Also on the list is former presidential aide, Ita Enang; former Imo First Lady, Chioma Ohakim.
The list of nominees was confirmed during plenary as Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter to lawmakers.
In the correspondence, Tinubu called for accelerated consideration to enable the federal government to fill critical foreign diplomatic positions.
Following the announcement, Akpabio referred the list to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, directing the panel to screen the nominees and submit its report within one week.
