The Nigerian Senate RETURNS list of forty six non-career ambassadors to President Muhammadu Buhari due to controversy over representation.
More of what transpired during the plenary session to follow but NewsWireNGR recalls that the governors of APC controlled states had complained about the recent ambassadorial appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Senate President @bukolasaraki puts the question and Senate Votes to return the Non-Career Ambassadorial Nomination List to @NGRPresident
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 15, 2016
BREAKING: Senate returns Non-Career Ambassadorial Nomination List to @NGRPresident for re-submission due to numerous Petitions plaguing it.
— Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 15, 2016
One of the governors, Simon Lalong, faulted the decision of the president to come up with the list and send it to the Senate without adequate consultation.
He said consultations across board would have ensured fairness, citing an example of his state where the two nominees came from the same zone.
Among the nominees are Pauline Tallen, Olorunibe Mamora and Musa Ibeto who was formerly nominated minister before his nomination was withdrawn in 2015.
Mr. Mamora, a former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, was also a member of the Senate. He is an ally of ex-Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu.
Ms. Tallen is a former Plateau State deputy governor while Mr. Ibeto is a former Niger State deputy governor.
Here is the full list of the nominees:
1. Nurudeen Mohammed (Kwara)
2. Jamila Ahmadu-Suka (Sokoto)
3. Suleiman Hassan (Gombe)
4. Yusuf Tugar (Bauchi)
5. Usman Bugaje? (Katsina)
6. Uzoma Emenike (Abia)
7. Clifford Zirra (Adamawa)
8. Godwin Umo (Akwa Ibom)
9. Christopher Okeke (Anambra)
10. Baba Madugu (Bauchi)
11. Stanley Diriyai (Bayelsa)
12. Enyantu Ifenne (Benue)
13. Mohammed Hayatuddeen (Borno)
14. Etuborn Asuquo (Cross River)
15. Francis Efeduma (Delta)
16. Jonah Odo (Ebonyi)
17. Uyagwe. Igbe (Edo)
18. Ayodele Ayodeji (Ekiti)
19. Chris Eze (Enugu)
20. Muhammad Dalhatu (Jigawa)
21. Mohammad Yaro (Kaduna)
22. Deborah Iliya (Kaduna)
23. D Abdulkadir (Kano)
24. Haruna Ungogo (Kano)
25. Isa Dodo (Katsina)
26. Tijani Bande (Kebbi)
27. Y O Aliu (Kogi)
28. Mohammed Yisa (Kwara)
29. Modupe Irele (Lagos)
30. Musa Mohammad (Nasarawa)
31. Ade Asekun (Ogun)
32. Sola Iki (Ondo)
33. Adegboyega Ogunwusi (Osun).
34. Ashimiyu Olaniyi (Oyo)
35. Haruna Bawa Abdullahi (Plateau)
36. Orji Ngofa (Rivers)
37. Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor (Rivers)
38. Kabiru Umar (Sokoto)
39. Mustapha Jaji (Taraba)
40. Zanna Bura (Yobe)
41. Garba Gajam (Zamfara)
42. Abdullahi Garbasi (Zamfara)
43. Pauline Tallen (Plateau)
44. Olorunibe Mamora (Lagos)
45. Musa Ibeto (Niger)
46. George Oguntade (Lagos)
