The Senate has given final approval to the appointment of 64 ambassadorial nominees, completing the confirmation of those presented in the latest batch by the executive.
Of the nominees cleared on Thursday, 34 are career diplomats, while 30 are non-career ambassadors.
The list of career ambassadors confirmed by the upper chamber includes Arewa Esther (Oyo State), Adeola-Ibrahim Mopelola (Ogun), Ramat Omonbolale (Lagos), Monica Okechukwu Enebechi (Anambra), Adams Jane Basset (Cross River), Mohammed Lele (Bauchi) and Muhammad Dahiru (Kaduna), among others.
Non-career ambassadors approved by the Senate include Ajimobi Florence (Oyo), Sulola Akande (Oyo), Uguwanyi Ifeanyi (Enugu), Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), Femi Fani-Kayode (Osun), Jerry Manwe (Taraba), Reno Omokri (Delta), Ibas Ibok-Ette (Cross River), Abdulrahman Dambazzau (Kano) and Abas Braimah (Edo), among others.
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The confirmation of the 64 nominees follows the Senate’s earlier approval of three non-career ambassadors, bringing the total number of ambassadorial nominees cleared by the red chamber to 67.
