President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm three non-career ambassadorial nominees.
The nominees are Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo). The request was conveyed in a letter read on the Senate floor by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary.
Tinubu noted that the nominations were made pursuant to Section 171 (1), (2)(c), and (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He urged lawmakers to consider and confirm the appointments “expeditiously,” while conveying his “highest consideration” to the chamber.
Akpabio referred the nominees to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator Sani Bello, with a directive to screen them and report back within one week.
