US EditionBREAKING: Tinubu Nominates Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, 30 Others as Ambassadors
President Tinubu nominated 32 ambassadors, including 10 women, to enhance Nigeria's diplomatic ties; Senate confirmation is requested urgently, with postings to key global capitals.
- On Saturday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for confirmation, days after an earlier three-name batch last week, Bayo Onanuga said.
- In two letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requested the expeditious confirmation of 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors, including 10 women, and said 'more nominees for ambassadorial positions' will follow.
- The slate mixes high-profile figures such as Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu, Professor Nora Ladi Daduut, Otunba Femi Pedro, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Barrister Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu, career nominee Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu, and Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu.
- The nominees are expected to be posted to strategic partners like China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, Kenya, and to the UN, UNESCO, and AU, with assignments confirmed only after Senate approval.
- There are four women on the career list and six women on the non-career list, while the slate includes Tasiu Musa Maigari and Yakubu N. Gambo, blending political operatives and career officials.
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BREAKING: Tinubu nominates Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, 30 others as ambassadors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. Bayo Onanuga, media aide to President Tinubu made this known in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, President Tinubu, in two separate letters to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambas…
Tinubu Nominates Omokri, Yakubu, Ikpeazu, Fani-Kayode, 29 Others as Ambassadors
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, expanding the list of envoys he began transmitting earlier in the week. This second batch includes 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors, representing one of the most extensive diplomatic nomination rounds in recent years. The president’s request was conveyed in two separate letters addressed to Senate Pre…
Ambassadorial Nomination: Tinubu Demonstrated Christ in Action
By Oscar Okhifo Controversial good governance advocate, Reno Omokri, on Sunday rose in defence of President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees, saying the list reflects “Christlikeness” and a spirit of forgiveness in leadership. In a statement shared on his social media platforms, Omokri said the president’s decision to nominate individuals who had once criticized or politically opposed him, reflects humility, tolerance and a commitment to n…
Isaac Fayose criticises Tinubu’s ambassadorial list, takes aim at Reno Omokri, ex INEC chairman - Newsy People
Businessman Isaac Fayose has launched a scathing criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s newly released ambassadorial list, describing many of the nominees as “padi-padi” selections who he claims will add no meaningful value to Nigeria’s representation abroad. In a fiery video message, Fayose questioned the credibility and competence of some of the nominees, singling out Reno Omokri, whom he dismissed as having no tangible business record and…
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