FULL LIST: Buhari seeks confirmation of 42 career ambassadors

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm 42 nominees as career ambassador-designates.
 
Buhari request was contained in letter dated May 6 and read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.
 
He premised his request on section 171 of the constitution.
 
“In accordance to section 171 (2) (1c) and subsection 4 of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria as amended, i have the honour to forward for confirmation to the senate the under listed 42 names of nominees for career ambassadors-designate,” the president’s letter read.
 
“Copies of their curriculum vitae are attached herewith.”
 

Here is a list of the nominees:

NAMES	STATE
C. O Nwachukwu	Abia
A. Kefas	Adamawa
R. U Brown	Akwa Ibom
G. A Odidibo	Anambra
O. C Onowu	Anambra
Y. S Sulieman	Bauchi
E. S Agbana	Bayelsa
B. B.M Okoyen	Bayelsa
G. M Okoko	Benue
A. M Garba	Borno
M. I Bashir	Borno
M. O Abang	Cross River
A. E Alote	Cross River
G. E Edokpa	Edo
A. M Maduwike	Enugu
Adamu Lamua	Gombe
Innocent Iwejuo	Imo
A. S Abubakar	Jigawa
Y. A Ahmed	Jigawa
S. D Umar	Kaduna
A. A Sule	Kano
G. Y Hamza	Kano
N. Rini	Katsina
Ahmed Rimawa	Katsina
M. Manu	Kebbi
I. R Ocheni	Kogi
I. A Yusuf	Kogi
M. Abdulraheem	Kwara
W. A Adedeji	Lagos
A. U Ogah	Nasarawa
A. A Musa	Niger
N. A Kolo	Niger
H. O Olaniyon	Ogun
A. R Adejola	Ogun
O. E Awe	Ondo
O. O Aluko	Osun
E. A Alatishe	Osun
V. A Adeleke	Oyo
M. S Adamu	Plateau
I. N Charles	Rivers
M. Ifu	Taraba
B. B Hamman	Yobe

The president also asked the senate to confirm two nominees for the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and four nominees for the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.
 
Diana Okonta and Yiana Kali were nominated as executive director and non-executive director of the NDIC respectively.
 
Jummai Audi was nominated as chairman of the law reform commission.
 
Edele Chima, Bassey Dan and Mohammed Ibrahim were nominated as commissioners to serve alongside Audi.