President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded a fresh list of 46 non-career Ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Ambassadors.

The nominees include a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, George Oguntade (Lagos); Yusuf Tugga (Bauchi); a former deputy governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Paulen Tallen (Plateau); a former members of the House Representatives, Hon. Usman Bugaje (Katsina); the immediate past deputy governor of Niger State, Ahmed Ibeto (Niger); and 41 others.

Recall that the Senate had earlier confirmed a list of 47 career Ambassadors some time in July this year.

Meanwhile, immediately after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, finished reading the President’s letter containing the nominees, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Senate, Philip Aduda, immediately raised a Point Order to protest the non-inclusion of any FCT indigene in the list of nominees.

Saraki upheld Aduda’s Point of Order and referred the matter to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The full list, which also includes Haruna Abdullahi from Wase LGA of Plateau state can be found below:

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
Kaduna– 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- OrjiNgofa
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

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