President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 32 additional ambassadors, comprising both non-career and career nominees, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic representation across the world.
The latest list features prominent political figures, former governors, ex-ministers, and seasoned diplomats drawn from various states.
Non-Career Ambassador Nominees
1. Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu – Abia
2. Reno Omokri – Delta
3. Prof. Mahmud Yakubu – Former INEC Chairman
4. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Former Ekiti First Lady
5. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – Former Enugu Governor
6. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Former Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly
7. Yakubu N. Gambo – Former Commissioner, Plateau State
8. Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Former Senator, Plateau
9. Otunba Femi Pedro – Former Deputy Governor, Lagos State
10. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode – Former Aviation Minister, Osun
11. Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Anambra
12. Fatima Florence Aji Obi – Former First Lady, Oyo
13. Lola Akande – Former Lagos Commissioner
14. Grace Bent – Former Senator, Adamawa
15. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu – Former Governor, Abia
16. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – Ondo
17. Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu – Benue
Career Ambassador Nominees
18. Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu – Abia
19. Yakubu Nyaku Danladi – Taraba
20. Miamuna Ibrahim Besto – Adamawa
21. Musa Musa Abubakar – Kebbi
22. Syndoph Paebi Endoni – Bayelsa
23. Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Ebonyi
24. Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim – Ogun
25. Abimbola Samuel Reuben – Ondo
26. Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah – Edo
27. Hamza Mohammed Salau – Niger
28. Ambassador Shehu Barde – Katsina
29. Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Borno
30. Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – Kaduna
31. Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari – Kwara
32. Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande – Osun
The appointments are expected to be forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, marking another significant step in the administration’s diplomatic restructuring.
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