EXPOSED! Why Buhari didnt appoint ambassadorial nominees from Taraba, Bayelsa other states

The Senate has finally resolved to begin consideration and screening of 47 ambassadorial nominees it got from President Muhammadu Buhari for approval.

This followed the adoption of the recommendations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs mandated to investigate the 37 petitions forwarded to the Senate on alleged lop-sidedness in the nomination.

The Chairman of the committee, Shehu Sani, said that from the committee’s investigation​,​ due process was followed in appointing the nominees.

He said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, informed the committee that states without nominees had no qualified persons for appointment as career ambassadors based on set guidelines.





NAN reports that he said most senior officers from the states affected either did not meet the required minimum of 30 months to their retirement or fell short of other criteria.

However, the senator said SGF Lawal gave the assurance that Buhari would address the other issues with the appointment of non-career ambassadors.

The committee recommended that the Senate proceed with the screening, while urging government to quickly submit the list of non-career ambassadors.

It urged the federal government to sustain the tradition of submitting list of non-career ambassadors alongside that of career ambassadors.

The Senate adopted the committee's recommendation through a voice vote and resolved to commence screening of the nominees as soon as possible.

Recall that Buhari had sent the list of 47 career ambassadors to the senate for approval on June 9.