The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 64 ambassadors-designate, comprising 34 career ambassadors and 30 non-career ambassadors, following the consideration and adoption of the report of its Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The confirmation came after the nominees were screened and cleared by the Senate, marking a major step in strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic representation across the world.
During the exercise, the Senate also noted that the name of one nominee from Yobe State, Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri, was dropped, having passed away in July this year.
Below is the full list of the confirmed ambassadors:
Career Ambassadors (34)
Abia – Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka
Adamawa – Maimuna Ibrahim
Anambra – Enpeji Monica Okochukwu
Bauchi – Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele
Bayelsa – Endoni Sindup
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
Edo – 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
Katsina – Ambassador Aminu Nasu
Kebbi – Abubakar Musa Musa
Kebbi – 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
Niger – 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
Non-Career Ambassadors (30)
Abia – Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu
Abia – Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu
Adamawa – Senator Grace Bent
Akwa Ibom – Senator Eta Enang
Anambra – Nkechi Linda Okocha
Bauchi – Mahmoud Yakubu
Bayelsa – Philip K. Ikurusi
Benue – Paul Olga Adiku
Cross River – Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)
Delta – Reno Omokri
Edo – Hon. Abbasi Brahma
Ekiti – Erelu Angela Adebayo
Ekiti – Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika
Enugu – Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi 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
Ondo – Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji
Osun – Fani-Kayode
Oyo – Ajimobi Fatima Florence
Oyo – Lola Akande
Plateau – Yakubu N. Gambo
Plateau – Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut
Rivers – Onweze Chukwudi
Sokoto – Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar
Taraba – Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe
The confirmed ambassadors are expected to be deployed to various diplomatic missions in line with Nigeria’s foreign policy objectives, as the Federal Government seeks to strengthen bilateral and multilateral relations globally.