Tinubu Appoints Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Femi Pedro, 29 Others As Ambassadors, Full List Emerges

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, following a recent batch of three nominees.

In two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President urged the Senate to swiftly consider and confirm 15 nominees designated as career ambassadors and 17 as non-career ambassadors.

A statement from his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, highlighted that among the nominees, there are four women included in the list of career ambassadors and six women in the list of non-career ambassadors.

Non-career ambassador-designates:

Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu — Abia
Reno Omokri (a former presidential aide) — Delta
Mahmud Yakubu (former INEC chairman) — Bauchi
Erelu Angela Adebayo (former Ekiti First Lady) — Ekiti
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (former Enugu governor) — Enugu
Tasiu Musa Maigari (former Katsina Assembly speaker) — Katsina.
Yakubu N. Gambo (a former Plateau Commissioner and former UBEC deputy executive secretary) — Plateau.
Professor Nora Ladi Daduut (a former senator) — Plateau.
Otunba Femi Pedro (former deputy governor) — Lagos.
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (a former aviation minister) — Osun State.
Barrister Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu — Anambra State.
Fatima Florence Ajimobi (former Oyo First Lady) — Oyo State.
Lola Akande (former Commissioner) — Lagos
Grace Bent (former Senator) — Adamawa.
Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (former governor) — Abia State.
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim — Ondo State.
Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu ( former ambassador of Nigeria to the Holy See) — Benue State.
Career Ambassadors nominees

Among the nominees for career ambassador and high commissioner-designates are:

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

The recent statement highlighted that new ambassadorial nominees from Nigeria are set to be assigned to countries with which Nigeria has strong and strategic bilateral relations.

These countries include China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as to Permanent Missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.

The nominees will learn about their specific diplomatic assignments upon receiving confirmation from the Senate. Additionally, last week, President Tinubu submitted three ambassadorial nominees for screening and confirmation.

The nominees, according to a letter read on the floor of the Senate by Akpabio, were Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo), Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun). All three are in the pot for posting to the UK, USA, or France after their confirmation.Are (Ogun). All three are in the pot for posting to the UK, USA, or France after their confirmation.