BREAKING: Tinubu Names Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, Reno Omokri, Mahmood Yakubu, 28 Others As Ambassadorial Nominees

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a new list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

 

This comes just days after he submitted an initial batch of three nominees.

 

In two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu requested the expeditious confirmation of 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadorial nominees.

 

The lists include four women among the career nominees and six women among the non-career nominees.

 

Prominent Non-Career Nominees

Among those nominated as non-career ambassadors are:

 

Barr. Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia)

Reno Omokri (Delta) – former presidential aide

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu – former INEC Chairman

Erelu Angela Adebayo – former First Lady of Ekiti State

Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – former Governor of Enugu State

Tasiu Musa Maigari – former Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly

Yakubu N. Gambo – former Plateau Commissioner and ex-UBEC deputy executive secretary

Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – former Senator, Plateau State

Otunba Femi Pedro – former Deputy Governor of Lagos State

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode – former Aviation Minister

Barr. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu (Anambra)

Florence Fatima Ajimobi – former First Lady of Oyo State

Lola Akande – former Lagos State Commissioner

Grace Bent – former Senator from Adamawa

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu – former Governor of Abia State

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – businessman and Senator, Ondo State

Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue) – former envoy to the Holy See

Career Ambassador Nominees

The career ambassador and high-commissioner nominees include:

 

Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia)

Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba)

Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa)

Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi)

Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa)

Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi)

Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun)

Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo)

Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo)

Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger)

Amb. Shehu Barde (Katsina)

Amb. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno)

Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna)

Amb. Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara)

Amb. Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun)

Posting And Strategic Assignments

The nominees, once confirmed, are expected to be posted to key diplomatic missions in countries such as:

 

China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, UAE, Qatar, South Africa, Kenya, and to multilateral missions including the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.

 

Earlier Nominees

Last week, the President had sent an initial list of three nominees:

 

Amb. Ayodele Oke (Oyo)

Amb. Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa)

Col. Lateef Kayode Are (Rtd.) (Ogun)

These three are being considered for postings to the United Kingdom, United States, or France.

 

President Tinubu noted that additional ambassadorial nominations will be forwarded to the Senate soon.

 

Signed:

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

Information & Strategy

November 29, 2025