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.