President Bola Tinubu has submitted a list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
The announcement was made on Saturday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
According to the statement, the nominees—17 non-career and 15 career diplomats—will be assigned to countries and international bodies central to Nigeria’s foreign policy interests.
Full List of Nominees
Non-Career Ambassadors (17 Nominees)
- Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)
- Reno Omokri (Delta) – Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
- Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi) – Former INEC Chairman
- Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo (Ekiti) – Former Ekiti First Lady
- Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) – Former Governor of Enugu State
- Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina) – Former Speaker, Katsina House of Assembly
- Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau) – Former Plateau Commissioner; ex-Deputy Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission
- Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau) – Former Senator
- Otunba Femi Pedro (Lagos) – Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State
- Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun) – Former Aviation Minister
- Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra) – Legal Practitioner
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo) – Former Oyo First Lady
- Lola Akande (Lagos) – Former Lagos State Commissioner
- Grace Bent (Adamawa) – Former Senator
- Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) – Former Governor of Abia State
- Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo) – Businessman and former Senator
- Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue) – Former Ambassador to the Holy See
Career Ambassadors (15 Nominees)
- Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)
- Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)
- Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)
- Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)
- Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)
- Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun)
- Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo)
- Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo)
- Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger)
- Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina)
- Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)
- Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
- Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara)
- Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)
Once confirmed, the envoys are expected to take up postings in key diplomatic locations, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as multilateral missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union. The specific assignments will be communicated after the Senate’s approval.
