Buhari Sends List of 46 Ambassadors to Senate for Confirmation

Buhari Sends List of 46 Ambassadors to Senate for Confirmation

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent a list of 46 newly appointed ambassadors to the Senate for confirmation.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, made the announcement at the resumption of plenary while reading a letter from the President.

The names of nominees sent to the upper legislative chamber are:

1. Obinna Chukwuemeka

2. Salisu Umoru,

3. Iyang Udoh Iyang

4. Okeke Vivian Nwanaku

5. Liman Munir

6. Edem Jane Ada

7. Mohammed Hassan Hassan

8. Martin Young Cobham

9. Janet Molegbo Olisah

10. Itegbuoye Sunday

11. Olatunde Adesesan

12. Lilian Ijekwu Onu

13. Manaja Tulahi Isa

14. Ngozi Ukeje

15. Bello Kazaure Husseini

16. Enoch Pierre Ducci

17. Garba Baba

18. Usman Bakori Aliyu

19. Umar Zainab Salisu

20. Momoh Seidu Omeiza

21. Kadiri Audu

22. Balogun Hakeem

23. Nosa Ahmed

24. Ibrahim Isa

25. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye

26. Ibidapo Obe Oluwasegun

27. Ogundaro Sakirat

28. Eric A. Belgam

29. Ateru Haliru

30. Ramota Bulima

31 Musa Mamman

32. Kabiru Bala

33. Adamu Shuaibu

34. D. A Agiv

35. T.K Gonglong

36. Ibrahim Hamza

37. K.C Nwachukwu

38. Q.R Wolu

39. E.K Oguntuwase

40. A.I Paragauda

41. L.A Gasharga

42. Olufemi Abikoye

43. Abubakar Ibrahim

44. Rabiu Kawu

45. Odeka Janet Bisong

46. Adekunbi Habeebat

Premium Times reports that at the moment, Nigeria has no ambassadors in the UK, Germany, USA, China, U.N., Spain, Russia and France after previous envoys were removed by President Buhari upon resumption of office in May 2015.