Buhari sends fresh names of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent to the Senate a revised list of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees for confirmation. In a letter sent, Thursday, to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari and read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on the floor of the House, Buhari said “It is my hope that this will receive the usual attention of the senate.”

 “We submit the revised list of 46 non-career ambassadors for confirmation as ambassadors by the distinguished senate.” The newly submitted list has the following names:

Stephen Uba (Benue)
Baba Ahmed Gida (Borno)
Utobong Asuquo (Cross River)
 Frank Ofegina (Delta)
Joda Udoh (Ebonyi)
Yagwe Ede (Edo)
 Eniola Ajayi (Ekiti)
 Chris Eze (Enugu)
 Sulieman Hassan (Gombe)
 Sylvanus Usofo (Imo)
 Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa)
 Ahmed Bamilli (Kaduna)
Yahaya (Kaduna)
Uzoma Eminike (Adamawa)
Aminu Lawal (Adamawa)
Godwin Umoh (Akwa Ibom)
 Christopher Okeke (Anambra)
 Yusuf Maitama (Bauchi)
Baba Maigudu (Bauchi)
Stanley Douye (Bayelsa)
 Abdulkadir (Kano)
Haruna Arungungu (Kano)
 Musa Udo (Katsina)
Mohammed Rimi (Katsina)
 Tijani Bande (Kebbi)
 Aliu (Kogi)
 Nurudeen Mohammed (Kwara)
Mohammed Isa (Kwara)
Adesola Omotade (Lagos)
 Modupe Remi (Lagos)
Musa Mohammed (Nasarawa)
 Elijah Ibeto (Ogun)
Susan Aderonke Folarin (Ogun)
Jacob Daudu (Ondo)
Afolayon Adeyemi (Osun)
Olaniyi (Oyo)
 James Dmika (Plateau)
Haruna Abdullahi (Plateau)
 Orji Ngofa (Rivers)
 Sahibi Isa Dada (Sokoto)
Kabir Umar (Sokoto)
Jika Ado (Taraba)
 Goni Zana (Yobe)
Garba T. (Zamfara)
Bala Mohammad (Zamfara)
Ibrahim Dada (FCT)

 Recall that the first list presented in November was turned down by the Senate over numerous petitions against the nominees. Monsurat Sunmonu, chairman senate committee on foreign affairs, had been quoted as saying, ”I suggest we return the list of non-career ambassadors to the executive so that they can re-present it.

 There are about 200 petitions against the nominees, and we don’t even know where to start.” Also, Governors elected on the platform of the party had met with the president on different occasions to raise concerns over the list. Recall also that, two of the earlier nominees, Pauline Tallen, former deputy governor of Plateau state, and Usman Bugaje, from Katsina state, turned down their appointment offers.