The Digest:
President Bola Tinubu has nominated 32 new ambassadors, including prominent political figures Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, and former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu. According to TheCable, the diverse list features former governors, senators, and first ladies slated for strategic postings to nations where Nigeria maintains crucial bilateral relations.
Here is the full list of the 32 ambassadorial nominees
- Reno Omokri, former presidential aide
- Mahmood Yakubu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- Angela Adebayo, former Ekiti first lady
- Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former Enugu governor
- Femi Pedro, a former deputy governor of Lagos State
- Femi Fani-Kayode, former aviation minister
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi, former Oyo first lady
- Grace Bent, former senator
- Victor Okezie Ikpeazu, former governor of Abia
- Jimoh Ibrahim, senator from Ondo state
- Ogbonnaya Kalu from Abia, a former presidential aide
- Tasiu Musa Maigari, former speaker of the Katsina House of Assembly
- Yakubu N. Gambo, former commissioner in Plateau state
- Nora Ladi Daduut, former senator from Plateau state
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu
- Lola Akande, former commissioner in Lagos state
- Paul Oga Adikwu, former ambassador to the Holy See
- Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu
- Yakubu Nyaku Danladi
- Miamuna Ibrahim Besto
- Musa Musa Abubakar
- Syndoph Paebi Endoni
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David
- Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim
- Abimbola Samuel Reuben
- Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah
- Hamza Mohammed Salau
- Shehu Barde
- Ahmed Mohammed Monguno
- Muhammad Saidu Dahiru
- Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari
- Wahab Adekola Akande
Sources: The Cable, Channels TV
