Senate Confirms 42 Career Ambassadors-designate, Federal Character Nominee
…As Senate adjourns plenary till June 23, 2020
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of 42 Ambassadors-designate sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening.
The Upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly also confirmed the nomination of James Jiya John Kolo as a Commissioner of the Federal Character Commission.Â
The Confirmation of the nominees was sequel to the consideration of the reports of the Senate Committees on Foreign Affairs; and Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs.Â
President Muhammadu Buhari in letter dated May 6, 2020, said the appointment of the nominees was in accordance to section 171 (1),(2)(c) and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.Â
The confirmed Ambassadors-designate by the Senate include; C.O Nwachukwu-Abia; A. Kafas-Adamawa; R. U. Brown-Akwa-Ibom; G. A. Odudigbo-Anambra; O. C. Onowu – Anambra; Y. S. Suleiman – Bauchi; E S. Agbana – Bayelsa; B. B. M. Okoyen -Bayelsa; G. M. Okoko -Benue; A. M. Garba – Borno; M. l. Bashir – Bomo; M. O. Abam – Cross River; A. E. Allotey – Cross River; G. E. Edokpa- Edo; and A. N. Madubuike – Enugu.
Others are Adamu Lamuwa – Gombe; Mr. Innocent A. lwejuo- lmo; M. S. Abubakar – Jigawa; Y. A. Ahmed – Jigawa; S. D. Umar – Kaduna; A. Sule – Kano; G. Y. Hamza – Kano; N. Rimi – Katsina; L S. Ahmed-Remawa – Katsina; M. Manu – Kebbi; l. R. Ocheni – Kogi; l. A. Yusuf – Kogi; M. Abdulraheem – Kwara; Mrs. W. A. Adedeji – Lagos; and A. U. Ogah – Nasarawa.
Also confirmed are A. A. Musa – Niger; N. A. Kolo – Niger; S. O. Olaniyan – Ogun; A. R. Adejola – Ogun, E. Awe – Ondo; O. Aluko – Osun; I. A. Alatishe – Osun; V. A. Adeleke – Oyo; M. S. Adamu – Plateau; l. N. Charles – Rivers; Z M. lfu – Taraba; and B. B. Hamman – Yobe.
Meanwhile, the Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
This was announced by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after the adoption of the Votes and Proceedings for Thursday, June 11, 2020.
