Full list of 32 ambassadors-designate appointed by Tinubu and their states of origin

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a new batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, just days after submitting an initial list of three envoys.

In two letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu urged lawmakers to give the nominations prompt attention. He asked the Senate to “consider and confirm expeditiously” 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 others as non-career ambassadors.

According to the President, the list includes “four women on the career ambassadors’ list and six women on the non-career ambassadors’ list.”

Here’s the list of non-career ambassadors (17 nominees):

1. Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia) 2. Reno Omokri (Delta) 3. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi) 4. Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo (Ekiti) 5. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) 6. Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina) 7. Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau) 8. Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau) 9. Otunba Femi Pedro (Lagos) 10. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun) 11. Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra) 12. Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo) 13. Lola Akande (Lagos) 14. Grace Bent (Adamawa) 15. Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) 16. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo) 17. Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue)

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Career ambassadors (15 nominees):

1. Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia) 2. Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba) 3. Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa) 4. Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi) 5. Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa) 6. Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi) 7. Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun) 8. Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo) 9. Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo) 10. Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger) 11. Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina) 12. Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno) 13. Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna) 14. Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara) 15. Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)

Taofeek Oyedokun is a correspondent at BusinessDay with years of experience reporting on political economy, public policy, migration, environment/climate change, and social justice. A graduate of Political Science from the University of Lagos, he has also earned multiple professional certificates in journalism and media-related training. Known for his clear, data-driven reporting, Oyedokun covers a wide range of national and international socioeconomic issues, bringing depth, balance, and public-interest focus to his work.

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