The Senate has confirmed the nominations of three non-career ambassadors, marking the first set of ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu and screened by the upper chamber.
Those confirmed are Lateef Kayode Kolawole Are from Ogun State, Aminu Muhammad Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke, CFR, from Oyo State.
The confirmations followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which conducted the screening exercise last week.
Meanwhile, 64 other ambassadorial nominees who were forwarded to the Senate and screened are yet to be confirmed.
Politics Nigeria had earlier reported that President Tinubu transmitted the names of the three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate on November 26, making it the first list of ambassadorial appointments sent to the National Assembly since he assumed office on May 29, 2023.
The President subsequently nominated 32 additional individuals for ambassadorial positions which includes notable figures.
