Names, States of 68 Ambassadors Tinubu Nominated So Far
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers state, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as a non-career ambassador in his latest list. Legit.ng reports that Tinubu sent 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, including 15 career and 17 non-career ambassadors.
The nominees featured high-profile figures such as Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, and former governors and first ladies from various states. The new ambassadors were slated for postings to strategic countries and international organisations, with Senate approval pending.
Source: Twitter
In the latest list, Tinubu also nominated former Minister of Interior and former Chief of Army Staff, Ita Enang, the former senator, and Chioma Ohakim, former Imo state first lady, as non-career ambassadors.
However, Legit.ng has compiled the full list of the ambassadorial nominees as well as their states. Below is the full list:
Tinubu's career ambassadors' list
S/N | Names | State |
1 | Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka | Abia |
2 | Maimuna Ibrahim | Adamawa |
3 | Enpeji Monica Okochukwu | Anambra: |
4 | Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele | Bauchi |
5 | Endoni Sindup | Bayelsa: |
6 | Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno | Borno |
7 | Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael | Cross River |
8 | Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra | Delta |
9 | Chima J. Leoma Davies | Ebonyi |
10 | Oduma Yvonne Ehinose | Edo |
11 | Wasa Shogun Ige | Edo |
12 | Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel | Ekiti |
13 | Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley | Enugu |
14 | Ambassador Magaji Umar | Jigawa |
15 | Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru | Kaduna |
16 | Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat | Kano |
17 | Ambassador Shehu | Katsina |
18 | Ambassador Aminu Nasu | Katsina |
19 | Abubakar Musa Musa | Kebbi |
S/N | Names | States |
20 | Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris | Kebbi |
21 | Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar | Kogi |
22 | Ambassador Sulu Gambari | Kwara |
23 | Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle | Lagos |
24 | Ambassador Shaga John Shama | Nasarawa |
25 | Salau Hamza Mohammed | Niger |
26 | Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy | Niger |
27 | Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola | Ogun |
28 | Ruben Abimbola Samuel | Ondo |
29 | Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola | Osun |
30 | Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther | Oyo |
31 | Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John | Plateau |
32 | Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata | Rivers |
33 | Danladi Yakubu Yaku | Taraba |
34 | Bidu Dogondagi | Zamfara |
Tinubu's non-career ambassadors' list
Source: Twitter
35 | Victor Okezie Ikpeazu | Abia |
36 | Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu | Abia |
37 | Senator Grace Bent | Adamawa |
38 | Senator Eta 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. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi | Enugu |
49 | Barr. Mrs. 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 | Femi 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 on Foreign Affairs (3)
S/N | Names | States |
66 | Ayodele Oke | Oyo |
67 | Amin Mohammed Dalhatu | Jigawa |
68 | Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are | Ogun |
Tinubu appoints Renewed Hope Ambassador
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Okey Ezenwa as the Anambra state Renewed Hope Ambassador to mobilise for the 2027 presidential election.
The APC chieftain was unveiled as one of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors for the 2027 Renewed Hope Agenda re-election campaign and mobilisation in the 36 states and the FCT.
Ezenwo expressed gratitude to the president for the political appointment, adding that it is the most important one, while addressing journalists on Thursday, December 4.
Source: Legit.ng
