President Muhammadu Buhari has released the names of 47 ambassadorial nominees in a letter read at the floor of the Nigerian senate.
The names were contained in a letter sent to the senate, and read on the floor of the legislative chamber by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
President Buhari is currently on a 10-day sick leave in London, UK where he is receiving treatment for an ear infection, according to the Nigerian presidency. London doctors have diagnosed the president with cancer, sources say.
It is unclear when this list was forwarded to the senate.
The letter sought the senate’s approval for the confirmation of the ambassadorial nominees who are “career diplomats”.
The Ambassadorial Nominees
Some of the names of “the career diplomats” who will head Nigeria’s missions abroad when confirmed by the senate are Salisu Umoru, Liman Munir, Mohammed Hassan Hassan, Bello Kazaure, Garba Baba, Umar Salisu, Kadiri Ayinla Audu, Ibrahim Isa, and Bankole Adeoye.
Some ambassadorial nominees are Ibrahim Hamza, KC Nwachukwu, Olufemi Abekoye, Adekunbi Abibat, Olatunde Adesesan, Obinna Chukwuemeka, Okeke Vivian, Ngozi Okeje, Usman Bakure, Balogun Akeem and Kabiru Bala.
The full list is below:
1. Manaja Tulahi Isa
2. Salisu Umoru
3. Bello Kazaure Huseini
4. Inoc Pierre Ducci
5. Niman Munir
6. Edem Jane Ada
7. Muhammed Hassan Hassan
8. Martin Young Cobham
9. Janet Molegbo Olisah
10. Itegbuoye Sunday
11. Olatunde Adesesan
12. Lilian Ijekwu Onu
13. Obinna Chukwuemeka
14. Ngozi Ukeje
15.Iyang Udoh Iyang
16.Okeke Vivian Nwanaku
17. Garba Baba
18.Usman Bakori Aliyu
19. Umar Zainab Salisu
20. Momoh Seyidou Umieza
21. Kadri Ayinla
22. Balogun Hakeem
23. Nosa Ahmed
24. Ibrahim Isa
25. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye
26. Ibidapo Obe Oluwasegun
27. Ogundayo Sakirat
28. Eric A. Belgam
29. Ateru Aliru
30.Ramata Bulima
31. Musa Rahman
32. Kabiru Bala
33. Damu Shuaibu
34. D. A Agiv
35. TK Gonglong
36. Ibrahim Hamza
37. KC Nwachukwu
38. Q.R Lolu
39. E.K Oguntuwase
40. A.I Paragauda
41. L.A Gasharga
42. Olufemi Abikoye
43. Abubakar Ibrahim
44. Rabiu Kauru
45. Odeka Janet Biong
46. Adekunbi Abibat