President Bola Tinubu has so far nominated a total of 68 individuals for ambassadorial appointments, comprising both career and non-career diplomats.
A formal request for the confirmation of 34 career ambassadors, 31 non-career ambassadors, and high commissioners was submitted to the Senate and read on the floor during plenary on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Meanwhile, the first three names nominated for the ambassadorial position have been screened by the Senate committee.
Among those screened and cleared by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs are several prominent figures, including the former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and ex-Ambassador to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Ayo Oke.
Others include Amin Muhammad Dalhatu, a seasoned career diplomat and former Ambassador to South Korea, and Lateef Kayode Are, former Director-General of the State Security Service.
The nominees, listed state-by-state, include:
Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka
Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim
Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu
Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele
Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup
Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno
Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael
Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra
Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies
Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose; Wasa Shogun Ige
Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel
Enugu: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley
Jigawa: Ambassador Magaji Umar
Kaduna: Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru
Kano: Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat
Katsina: Ambassador Shehu; Ambassador Aminu Nasu
Kebbi: Abubakar Musa Musa; Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris
Kogi: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar
Kwara: Ambassador Sulu Gambari
Lagos: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle
Nasarawa: Ambassador Shaga John Shama
Niger: Salau Hamza Mohammed; Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy
Ogun: Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola
Ondo: Ruben Abimbola Samuel
Osun: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola
Oyo: Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther
Plateau: Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John
Rivers: Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata
Taraba: Danladi Yakubu Yaku
Zamfara: Bidu Dogondagi
The 31 Non-Career Ambassadors are:
Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent
Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang
Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha
Bauchi: Mahmoud Yakobo
Bayelsa: Philip K. Ikurusi
Benue: Paul Olga Adiku
Cross River: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)
Edo: Hon. Abbasi Brahma
Ekiti: Erelu Angela Adebayo; Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika
Enugu: Rt. Hon. Ogwanyi Ifeanyi
Imo: Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim
Kano: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.)
Katsina: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari
Kogi: Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu
Lagos: Olufemi Pedro
Nasarawa: Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu
Ondo: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD; Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji
Ogun: Fani-Kayode
Oyo: Ajimobi Fatima Florence; Lola Agonde
Plateau: N. Gambo; Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut
Rivers: Onweze Chukwudi
Sokoto: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar
Taraba: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe
Yobe: Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri