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List of 68 ambassadorial nominees at a glance

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List of 68 ambassadorial nominees at a glance

CAREER AMBASSADORS (34)

Abia – Amb. Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka

Adamawa – Maimuna Ibrahim

Anambra – Enpeji Monica Okochukwu

Bauchi – Amb. Mohammed Mahmoud Lele

Bayelsa – Endoni Sindup

Borno – Amb. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno

Cross River – Amb. Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael

Delta – Amb. Clark Omeru Alexandra

Ebonyi – Chima J. Leoma Davies

Edo – Oduma Yvonne Ehinose

Edo – Wasa Shogun Ige

Ekiti – Amb. Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel

Enugu – Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley

Jigawa – Amb. Magaji Umar

Kaduna – Amb. Mohammed Saidu Dahiru

Kano – Amb. Abdul Salam Abus Zayat

Katsina – Amb. Shehu

Katsina – Amb. Aminu Nasu

Kebbi – Abubakar Musa Musa

Kebbi – Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris

Kogi – Amb. Bako Adamu Umar

Kwara – Amb. Sulu Gambari
Lagos – Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle

Nasarawa – Amb. Shaga John Shama

Niger – Salau Hamza Mohammed

Niger – Amb. Ibrahim Dan Lamy

Ogun – Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola

Ondo – Ruben Abimbola Samuel

Osun – Amb. Akonde Wahab Adekola

Oyo – Amb. Ariwani Adedokun Esther

Plateau – Amb. Gedagi Joseph John

Rivers – Amb. Luther Obomode Ayokatata

Taraba – Danladi Yakubu Yaku

Zamfara – Bidu Dogondagi

NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS (31)

Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu – Abia

Barr. Ogbonnaya Kalu – Abia

Senator Grace Bent – Adamawa

Senator Ita Enang – Akwa Ibom

Nkechi Linda Okocha – Anambra

Mahmoud Yakubu – Bauchi

Philip K. Ikurusi – Bayelsa

Paul Olga Adiku – Benue

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) – Cross River

Reno Omokri – Delta

Hon. Abbasi Brahma – Edo

Erelu Angela Adebayo – Ekiti

Barr. Olumilua Oluwayemika – Ekiti

Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi – Enugu

Barr. Chioma Ohakim – Imo

Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman B. Dambazau (rtd.) – Kano

Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Katsina

Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu – Kogi

Olufemi Pedro – Lagos

Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu – Nasarawa

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD – Ondo

Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji – Ondo

Femi Fani-Kayode – Osun

Ajimobi Fatima Florence – Oyo

Lola Akande – Oyo

Yakubu N. Gambo – Plateau

Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Plateau

Onweze Chukwudi – Rivers

Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Sokoto

Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Taraba

Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri – Yobe

First Batch Cleared by Senate Committee (3)

Ayodele Oke, ex-NIA DG – Oyo

Amin Mohammed Dalhatu – Jigawa

Retired Col. Lateef Kayode Are, one-time DSS DG – Ogun

The nominees will assume their duties at the various county’s embassies after full Senate approval.

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