Table of Contents
- Senate Confirmation
- Confirmed Nominees
- Committee Report
- Remarks from the Senate President
- Presidential Letter
- Additional Nominees
On Tuesday, the Senate approved the nominations of the first three non-career ambassadors submitted by President Bola Tinubu two weeks prior.
The confirmed nominees are Lateef Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Muhammad Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke from Oyo State.
The confirmations came after the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North), reviewed the nominees last week.
While presenting the report, Senator Bello stated that all three nominees were deemed qualified for their appointments and that no objections had been raised against any of them.
In his comments, Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio encouraged the confirmed nominees to represent Nigeria honorably in their respective postings.
President Tinubu’s letter, which included the nominees' names, was presented during the plenary on November 26 by Senator Akpabio, after which it was sent to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for evaluation.
In the letter, the President indicated that the nominations were made in accordance with Section 171 (1), (2)(c), and (4) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
He urged the Senate to “consider and confirm the appointments of the nominees swiftly” while extending his “assurances of utmost regard” to the members of the legislature.
Additionally, 64 other ambassadorial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for review and have yet to receive confirmation.
Who are the confirmed nominees? The confirmed nominees are Lateef Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Muhammad Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke from Oyo State.
The confirmed nominees are Lateef Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Muhammad Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke from Oyo State.
What did the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs report? The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs found all three nominees qualified for their appointments and noted that no petitions were submitted against them.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs found all three nominees qualified for their appointments and noted that no petitions were submitted against them.
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