Tinubu Compensates Fani-Kayode, Reno, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, 28 Others With Ambassadorial Appointments (FULL LIST)

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released a new list of 32 ambassadorial nominees—prominently featuring political allies, former governors, ex-ministers, and loyalists—sending their names to the Senate for confirmation as career and non-career ambassadors.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, in what many observers see as a major round of political compensation and strategic appointments.

In two separate letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu requested the expedited confirmation of 15 career diplomats and 17 non-career nominees. The list features several high-profile political figures, including former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri, former Abia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, and former Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

Also on the non-career list are former INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, ex-Ekiti First Lady Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo, former Lagos Deputy Governor Otunba Femi Pedro, former Oyo First Lady Florence Ajimobi, ex-Lagos Commissioner Lola Akande, and former Senator Grace Bent.

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The President’s nominations reflect a broad mix of political allies, party heavyweights, former officeholders, and technocrats. Among the 17 non-career nominees are individuals with long-standing ties to the administration or past political relevance.

NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS (17 NOMINEES)

1. Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)
2. Reno Omokri (Delta)
3. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (Bauchi)
4. Erelu Bisi Angela Adebayo (Ekiti)
5. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu)
6. Tasiu Musa Maigari (Katsina)
7. Yakubu N. Gambo (Plateau)
8. Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut (Plateau)
9. Otunba Femi Pedro (Lagos)
10. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun)
11. Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra)
12. Fatima Florence Ajimobi (Oyo)
13. Lola Akande (Lagos)
14. Grace Bent (Adamawa)
15. Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia)
16. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo)
17. Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue)

CAREER AMBASSADORS (15 NOMINEES)

1. Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)
2. Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)
3. Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)
4. Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)
5. Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)
6. Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)
7. Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun)
8. Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo)
9. Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo)
10. Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger)
11. Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina)
12. Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)
13. Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)
14. Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara)
15. Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)

The new envoys will be posted to countries with which Nigeria maintains strong and strategic diplomatic relations, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as major multilateral missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.

This list comes barely a week after the President forwarded three other nominees—Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo), Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun)—who are expected to be deployed to the UK, USA, or France after their confirmation.

President Tinubu has hinted that more ambassadorial appointments will be announced soon.