Senate confirms 3 as non-career ambassadors, 2 as NERC commissioners

By Naomi Sharang

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed They are Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa) and Emmanuel Oke (Oyo) as non-career ambassadors following the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The Senate also confirmed Aisha Kanti Bello and Dr Animashaun Olayinka as commissioners of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

President Bola Tinubu forwarded names of the three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation on Nov. 26.

However, 65 other ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the senate and screened are yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Sani Bello, said the nominees displayed wide and in-depth knowledge of international diplomacy.

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, thanked the chairman and members of the committee for expeditious consideration of the nominees.

He congratulated President Bola Tinubu “for putting square pegs in square holes”, urging the ambassadors to bring greater relationships between Nigeria and any country they would be posted to.

(NAN)