Tinubu nominates Ita Enang, Grace Bent 63 others as Ambassadors Designate 

Anayo Akwitti

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, a fresh list of 65 ambassadorial nominees.

The President’s request, read in plenary Thursday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio consists of 34 Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners and 31 Non-Career Ambassadors and High Commissioners, totalling 65 nominees altogether.

Notable nominees among the 34 career ambassadorial nominees are Sulu – Gambari Olatunde Ahned from Kwara State, Segun Ige from Edo State while notable among the Non career ambassadorial nominees are Senator Folasade Grace Bent from Adamawa State, Senator Solomon Ita Enang from Akwa – Ibom State, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim from Ondo State etc.

The three Ambassadorial nominees, namely Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa) and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State), earlier forwarded to the Senate last week, have been screened by its committee on Foreign Affairs, while the new 65 nominees, have been forwarded to the same committee for screening within one week.