Senate Confirms Omokri, Yakubu, Fani-Kayode, 61 Others As Ambassador-Designates

Controversial former presidential aide, Reno Omokri; former INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu; ex Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode; and former Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibas Ibok-Ette have been confirmed as ambassador-designates.

They were among the list of 64 individuals confirmed by the Senate on Thursday.

In all, the Senate confirmed 34 as career ambassadors while 30 are in the non-career category.

Others confirmed confirmed as non career ambassadors include former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; his Enugu State counterpart, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; and former Interior Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau.

Similarly, Mrs Chioma Ohakim, wife of former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim; wife of former Ekiti State Governor, Angela Adebayo; and widow of former Oyo State Governor, Florence Ajimobi were also confirmed.

Also confirmed were the Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim; former senator Ita Enang; a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro; and a former Adamawa senator, Mrs Grace Bent.

While congratulating the appointees, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who presided at plenary, urged them to be good representatives of Nigeria in their countries of sojourn.

The Senate had last Tuesday,
confirmed the nominations of former Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Kayode Are; a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke; and a former envoy, Aminu Dalhatu as non career ambassadors.

The three nominees were the first set in the three lists submitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu some two weeks ago.