President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted a full list of 68 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, marking a major step toward rebuilding Nigeria’s diplomatic presence globally. The nominees - 34 career diplomats, 31 non-career nominees, and three already screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs—were formally announced on Wednesday.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio referred the list to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which has begun the screening process.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
CAREER AMBASSADORS (34)
1. Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka — Abia
2. Maimuna Ibrahim — Adamawa
3. Enpeji Monica Okochukwu — Anambra
4. Mohammed Mahmoud Lele — Bauchi
5. Endoni Sindup — Bayelsa
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno — Borno
7. Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael — Cross River
8. Clark Omeru Alexandra — Delta
9. Chima J. Leoma Davies — Ebonyi
10. Oduma Yvonne Ehinose — Edo
11. Wasa Shogun Ige — Edo
12. Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel — Ekiti
13. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley — Enugu
14. Magaji Umar — Jigawa
15. Mohammed Saidu Dahiru — Kaduna
16. Abdul Salam Abus Zayat — Kano
17. Ambassador Shehu — Katsina
18. Aminu Nasu — Katsina
19. Abubakar Musa Musa — Kebbi
20. Haidara Mohammed Idris — Kebbi
21. Bako Adamu Umar — Kogi
22. Sulu Gambari — Kwara
23. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle — Lagos
24. Shaga John Shama — Nasarawa
25. Salau Hamza Mohammed — Niger
26. Ibrahim Dan Lamy — Niger
27. Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola — Ogun
28. Ruben Abimbola Samuel — Ondo
29. Akonde Wahab Adekola — Osun
30. Ariwani Adedokun Esther — Oyo
31. Gedagi Joseph John — Plateau
32. Luther Obomode Ayokatata — Rivers
33. Danladi Yakubu Yaku — Taraba
34. Bidu Dogondagi — Zamfara
NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS (31)
35. Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu — Abia
36. Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu — Abia
37. Senator Grace Bent — Adamawa
38. Senator Ita Enang — Akwa Ibom
39. Nkechi Linda Okocha — Anambra
40. Mahmoud Yakubu — Bauchi
41. Philip K. Ikurusi — Bayelsa
42. Paul Olga Adiku — Benue
43. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.) — Cross River
44. Reno Omokri — Delta
45. Hon. Abbasi Brahma — Edo
46. Erelu Angela Adebayo — Ekiti
47. Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika — Ekiti
48. Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi — Enugu
49. Barr. Chioma Ohakim — Imo
50. Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.) — Kano
51. Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari — Katsina
52. Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu — Kogi
53. Olufemi Pedro — Lagos
54. Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu — Nasarawa
55. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD — Ondo
56. Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara’aji — Ondo
57. Fani-Kayode — Osun
58. Ajimobi Fatima Florence — Oyo
59. Lola Akande — Oyo
60. Yakubu N. Gambo — Plateau
61. Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut — Plateau
62. Onweze Chukwudi — Rivers
63. Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar — Sokoto
64. Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe — Taraba
65. Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri — Yobe
FIRST BATCH CLEARED BY SENATE COMMITTEE (3)
66. Ayodele Oke — Oyo
67. Amin Mohammed Dalhatu — Jigawa
68. Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are — Ogun
Senate Moves to Conclude Screening
A source within the Foreign Affairs Committee said the remaining nominees will be screened in batches before their names are returned to the full Senate for confirmation.
If approved, the 68 nominees will fill ambassadorial positions left vacant since Tinubu recalled all heads of mission in 2023, potentially revitalising Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements across continents.
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