Human rights activist and politician, Shehu Sani, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode also known as FFK and former governors of Abia and Enugu States, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, are reportedly among those nominated for ambassadorial appointments by President Bola Tinubu.
Also on the list are ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri, founder of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Fola Adeola and former Lagos State Deputy governor, Femi Pedro.
JomogNews Nigeria also learnt that the nominees are currently being screened by the Department of State Services (DSS), and the final list will be made public soon.
Prior to this development, the country’s ambassadors were recalled from their postings last year without replacement.
Justifying the delay, President Tinubu’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, noted that nominations for ambassadorial roles must be thorough before a final list is transmitted to the National Assembly.
However, according to Vanguard, one of the new appointees confirmed his nomination on the condition of anonymity on Sunday.
On why the names of the appointees had not been released, an official from the presidency also told the newspaper anonymously that, “When those appointed have cleared security checks, we will release the list.
“Only those who have been cleared are announced. The process is ongoing. I know we should have a list before the end of this month.”
