The Nigerian President on Thursday, forwarded a 46-person list of non-career
ambassadorial nominees to the Senate. Among the nominees mentioned by
Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor of the Senate on
Thursday are Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora, a former senator and Speaker of the
Lagos House of Assembly; Mrs. Pauline Tallen, a former deputy governor
of Plateau State; Dr. Usman Bugaje, a former member of the House of
Representatives; and Mr. Mohammed Ibeto, a former deputy governor of
Niger State. Other names on the list include Nurudeen Mohammed, Jamila
Ahmadu-Saka, Yusuf Tugar and Suleiman Hassan. The list was preceded by
that of 47 career ambassadors sent by President Buhari, on June 9, to
the Senate for confirmation.
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\Abia- Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. Emenike
Adamawa- Dr. Cliford Zirra
Akwa Ibom- Major General GodwinUmo (retd)
Anambra- Christopher J .N. Okeke
Bauchi- Yusuf Tuggar
Bayelsa- Brigadier General StanleyDiriyai
Benue- Dr. Enyantu Ifeme
Cross Rivers- Dr. Etuborn N.E Asuquo
Delta- Engr Francis Efeduma
Ebonyi- Jonah Odo
Edo-Uyagwe igbe
Ekiti- Ayodele L. Ayodeji
Enugu- Major General Chris Eze
Gombe- Alhaji Suleiman Hassan
Jigawa- Amin Muhammad
Kadunna- Mohammed Yaro
Kaduna- Deborahlliya
Kano- Prof. D. Abdulkadir
Kano- Alhaji Haruna Ungogo
Katsina- Justice Isa Dodo
Katsina- Usman Bugaje
Kebbi- Prof. Tijani Bande
Kogi- Prof. Y.O Aliu
Kwara- Nurudeen Mohammed
Kwara- Prof. MohamedYisa
Lagos- Justice Gorge Oguntade
Lagos- Senator OMamora
Lagos-Modupe Irele
Nasarawa- Musa Muhammad
Niger- Mohammedibeto
Ogun- Ade Asekun
Ondo- Barrister Sola Iji
Osun- Adegboyega Ogunwusi
Oyo- Major General Ashimiyu Olaniyi (Rtd)
Plateau- Pauline Tallen
Plateau- Haruna Abdulahi
Rivers- Orji Ngofa
Rivers- Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor
Sokoto- Jamila Ahmadu-Duka
Sokoto- Kabiru Umar
Taraba- Mustapha Jaji
Yobe- Goni Modu Zanna Bura
Zamfara- Garba Gajam
Zamfara- Captain Abdullahi Una Garbasi