By Olawale Lamina
Following the nominations of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the two separate lists have been forwarded to the Senate for screening, in which the former Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ete Ibas was among those awaiting consideration .
of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for Senate to screen and confirm.
Apart from Ibat, those listed as non career ambassadors nominees included Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, Senator Ita Enang.
The combined list now brings to 68, the number of ambassadors nominees awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
This was as President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio read the letter containing the request on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday.
Recall that Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete-Ibas was appointed by President Bola Tinubu to be the Sole Administrator of Rivers State. He acted in the role for a period of six months, following declaration of the state of emergency in Rivers State in March , 2025, sequel to political crisis that engulfed the oil rich state.
Ibas, a retired Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral, became the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of the Nigerian Navy from 2015 to 2021.
Full list of Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees by states include the following Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners:
Ambassador Ezenwa Chukwuemeka (Abia)
Maimuna Ibrahim (Adamawa)
Monica Ogochukwu (Anambra)
Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele (Bauchi)
Endoni Sindo (Bayelsa)
Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Minguno (Borno)
Jane Adams Okon Michael (Cross River)
Clark Omeruo Alexandra (Delta)
Chimma Geoffrey Davies (Ebonyi)
Oduma Yvonne Ehinose (Edo)
Wasa Segun Ige (Edo)
Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel (Ekiti)
Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley (Enugu)
Magaji Umar (Jigawa)
Mohammed Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
AbdulSalam Abus Zayat (Kano)
Shehu Barde (Katsina)
Aminu Nasiu (Katsina)
Abubakar Musa Musa (Kebbi)
Mohammed Idris (Kebbi)
Bako Adamu Umar (Kogi)
Sulu-Gambari Olatunji Ahmed (Kwara)
Ramata Mohammed (Lagos)
Shaga John Shama (Nasarawa)
Salau Hamza Mohammed (Niger)
Ibrahim Danlami (Niger)
Adeola Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun)
Ruben Abimbola Samuel (Ondo)
Akande Wahab Adekola (Osun)
Adedokun Esther (Oyo)
Gedagi Joseph John (Plateau)
Luther Obomode Ayokalata (Rivers)
Danladi Yakubu Yaku (Taraba)
Bello Dogondaji (Zamfara)
Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners:
Senator Grace Bent (Adamawa)
Senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom)
Nkechi Linda Okocha (Anambra)
Mahmud Yakubu (Bauchi)
Philip K. Ikurusi (Bayelsa)
Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue)
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (retd.) (Cross River)
Hon. Abasi Braimah (Edo)
Erelu Angela Adebayo (Ekiti)
Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa (Ekiti)
Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu)
Barr. Chioma Ohakim (Imo)
Lt-Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retd.) (Kano)
Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina)
Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliyu (Kogi)
Olufemi Pedro (Lagos)
Barr. Mohammed Ubandoma Aliyu (Nasarawa)
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo)
Ambassador Joseph Sola Iji (Ondo)
Fani-Kayode (Osun)
Professor O. Adewole (Osun)
Florence Ajimobi (Oyo)
Lola Akande (Oyo)
Professor Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau)
Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau)
Chukwujinka Okocha (Rivers)
Haruna Abubakar (Sokoto)
Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe (Taraba)
Adamu Garba Talba Nangree (Yobe).
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