04/12/2025
Akpabio Asks Foreign Affairs Committee to Screen Tinubu?s 65 Ambassadorial Nominees Expeditiously for Confirmation
Nigeria | 35 seconds ago *Ex-governors, wives, senators, retired generals, politicians nominated *Full list of all nominees below Sunday Aborisade in Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, seeking their prompt confirmation in line with Section 171 (1), (2) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution. The request, which read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, comprising 34 career diplomats and 31 non-career nominees drawn from across the federation, was instantly referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening. The latest submission marks the President?s most extensive diplomatic nominations since...
