President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the confirmation of 42 nominees as career ambassador-designates from the Senate.
Buhari request was contained in letter dated May 6 and read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday, May 12.
The names and states of the nominees are as follows:
| NAMES | STATE |
|---|---|
| C. O Nwachukwu | Abia |
| A. Kefas | Adamawa |
| R. U Brown | Akwa Ibom |
| G. A Odidibo | Anambra |
| O. C Onowu | Anambra |
| Y. S Sulieman | Bauchi |
| E. S Agbana | Bayelsa |
| B. B.M Okoyen | Bayelsa |
| G. M Okoko | Benue |
| A. M Garba | Borno |
| M. I Bashir | Borno |
| M. O Abang | Cross River |
| A. E Alote | Cross River |
| G. E Edokpa | Edo |
| A. M Maduwike | Enugu |
| Adamu Lamua | Gombe |
| Innocent Iwejuo | Imo |
| A. S Abubakar | Jigawa |
| Y. A Ahmed | Jigawa |
| S. D Umar | Kaduna |
| A. A Sule | Kano |
| G. Y Hamza | Kano |
| N. Rini | Katsina |
| Ahmed Rimawa | Katsina |
| M. Manu | Kebbi |
| I. R Ocheni | Kogi |
| I. A Yusuf | Kogi |
| M. Abdulraheem | Kwara |
| W. A Adedeji | Lagos |
| A. U Ogah | Nasarawa |
| A. A Musa | Niger |
| N. A Kolo | Niger |
| H. O Olaniyon | Ogun |
| A. R Adejola | Ogun |
| O. E Awe | Ondo |
| O. O Aluko | Osun |
| E. A Alatishe | Osun |
| V. A Adeleke | Oyo |
| M. S Adamu | Plateau |
| I. N Charles | Rivers |
| M. Ifu | Taraba |
| B. B Hamman | Yobe |
Furthermore, President Buhari also sent the names of two nominees to fill existing vacancies as non-executive directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.
They are Diana Okonta (South-south) and Yiana Kali (North-east).
Mr Buhari also appointed four members of the board of the Nigeria Law Reform Commission. He sent their names in compliance with section 2(2) of the Nigeria law reform act no 7 of 1979.
They are Jummai Audi, chairman; Edele Chima, commissioner; Bassey Dan, commissioner and Mohammed Ibrahim, commissioner.
