The Senate has confirmed the nominations of three non-career ambassadors, the first set of nominees submitted by President Tinubu two weeks ago and screened by the upper chamber last week.
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 of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign affairs, which conducted the screening exercise.
Sixty-four other ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the senate and screened are yet to be confirmed.
President Tinubu forwarded the names of the three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation on November 26.
It was the first list of ambassadorial nominees sent to the Senate by Tinubu since he became the President on May 29, 2023.
The President followed that up by nominating 32 other persons for ambassadorial roles, including a former governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; ex-minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri.
