

Buhari Names 41 Nominees As Non-Career Ambassadors-Designate
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday request the Senate to screen and confirm 41 non-career ambassadors.
He also nominated Suleiman Sani (FCT) as a career ambassador-designate.
President Buhari, in a letter titled “Appointment of non-career Ambassadors-Designate” said:
“In accordance with section 171(1),(2),(c) and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under listed 41 names of nominees as non-career ambassadors-designate.”
Below is the full list of the nominees:
- Umar Suleiman (Adamawa)
- Kevin Peter (Adamawa)
- Oboro Effiong Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
- Elijah Onyeagba (Anambra)
- Abubakar Siyi (Bauchi)
- Philip Ikurusi (Bayelsa
- Tarzoor Terhemen (Benue)
- Paul Adikwu (Benue)
- Al-Bashir Al-Hassain (Borno)
- Bwala Yusuf Bukar (Borno)
- Monique Ekpong (Cross River)
- Oma Djebah (Delta)
- Ominyi Eze (Ebonyi)
- Yamah Musa (Edo)
- C.O Ugwu (Enugu)
- Hajara Salim (Gombe)
- Obiezu Chinyere (Imo)
- Ali Magashi (Jigawa)
- M. A Markarfi (Kaduna)
- Hamisu Takalmawa (Kano)
- Jazuli Gadalanci (Kano)
- Safiya Nuhu (Kano)
- Yahaya Lawal (Katsina)
- Dara Sunday Awoniyi (Kogi)
- Ibrahim Laaro (Kwara)
- Abioye Bello (Kwara)
- Zara Umar (Kwara)
- Ademola Seiko (Lagos)
- Henry Omaku (Nasarawa)
- Sarafa Ishola (Ogun)
- Nomi Akinkube (Ondo)
- Adejaba Bello (Osun)
- Adeshina Alege (Oyo)
- Debo Adeshina (Oyo)
- Folakemi Akinyele (Oyo)
- Shehu Yibaikwal (Plateau)
- Maureen Tamuno (Rivers)
- Faruk Yabo (Sokoto)
- Adamu Hassan (Taraba
- Yusuf Mohammed (Yobe)
- Abubakar Moriki(Zamfara)