- Tinubu Nominates Ex-Rivers Administrator Ibas, Dambazau, Others as Ambassadors
- Ibas is the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State and former Chief of Naval Staff
- Tinubu urged the Senate to give speedy consideration to the nominations in order to fill key diplomatic positions
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a fresh list of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the nominees include the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas; former presidential aide, Ita Enang; former Imo State First Lady, Chioma Ohakim; and former Minister of Interior and former Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau.
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Their names were announced during Thursday’s plenary session after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter on the floor of the chamber.
In the letter, Tinubu urged the Senate to give speedy consideration to the nominations in order to fill key diplomatic positions without delay.
Akpabio subsequently referred the list to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, directing the committee to screen the nominees and submit its report within one week.
More details are expected.
