Tinubu Nominates Ibas, Dambazau, Gambari, Others as Ambassadors

By Our Reporter

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a new list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the President’s communication during plenary on Thursday.

The latest submission includes 34 career diplomats and 31 non-career nominees. Among the career category are Sulu-Gambari Olatunde Ahmed from Kwara State and Segun Ige from Edo State. The non-career list features several prominent figures, including Senator Folasade Grace Bent (Adamawa), Senator Solomon Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo).

Tinubu also nominated Chioma Ohakim, former First Lady of Imo State, and Abdulrahman Dambazau, former Minister of Interior and ex-Chief of Army Staff, as non-career ambassadors. Their names were not included in the earlier batch of nominees released by the Presidency.

The Senate had already screened three nominees—Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo)—forwarded last week.

The chamber’s Committee on Foreign Affairs is now expected to screen the additional 65 nominees within a week.