Buhari breaks with tradition and only nominates diplomats for ambassadorial positions

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altNIGERIA'S next high commissioner to the UK is not going to be a high profile politician in line with the usual convention but a career diplomat after President Muhammadu Buhari submitted a list of 47 nominees to the National Assembly for ratification.

 

Traditionally, the Nigerian high commissioner to the UK has been a high profile politician who is close to the president and a senior member of the ruling party. Being the largest mission in the world, the UK high commission has always been the main embassy and a conduit through which foreign policy is disseminated.

 

Consequently, high commissioners have been international figures of stature like Dr Dalhatu Tafida, Prince Bola Ajibola, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji and Dr Christopher Kolade. This time around though, President Buhari appears to be breaking with tradition and has only nominated career diplomats for ambassadorial roles.

 

In a letter addressed to senate president Bukola Saraki, President Buhari asked the senate to treat the consideration of the ambassadorial nominees with dispatch.
Contrary to what had been expected, his list of nominees is made up entirely of only career civil servants in the foreign affairs ministry.

 

President Buhari said: “I have the honour to forward the attached list of 47 career foreign service officers as ambassador designates for consideration and confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Copies of their curriculum vitae are attached and it is my hope that this would receive the usual prompt attention of the distinguished members of the senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

 

Nominees include:

1. Obinna Chukwuemeka
2. Salisu Umoru,
3. Iyang Udoh Iyang
4. Okeke Vivian Nwanaku
5. Liman Munir

6. Edem Jane Ada
7. Mohammed Hassan Hassan
8. Martin Young Cobham
9. Janet Molegbo Olisah
10. Itegbuoye Sunday
11. Olatunde Adesesan
12. Lilian Ijekwu Onu
13. Manaja Tulahi Isa
14. Ngozi Ukeje
15. Bello Kazaure Husseini
16. Enoch Pierre Ducci
17. Garba Baba
18. Usman Bakori Aliyu
19. Umar Zainab Salisu

20. Momoh Seidu Omeiza
21. Kadiri Audu
22. Balogun Hakeem
23. Nosa Ahmed
24. Ibrahim Isa
25. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye
26. Ibidapo Obe Oluwasegun
27. Ogundaro Sakirat
28. Eric A. Belgam
29. Ateru Haliru

30. Ramota Bulima
31 Musa Mamman
32. Kabiru Bala
33. Adamu Shuaibu
34. D. A Agiv
35. T.K Gonglong
36. Ibrahim Hamza
37. K.C Nwachukwu
38. Q.R Wolu
39. E.K Oguntuwase
40. A.I Paragauda
41. L.A Gasharga
42. Olufemi Abikoye
43. Abubakar Ibrahim
44. Rabiu Kawu
45. Odeka Janet Bisong
46. Adekunbi Habeebat

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