{"id":124211,"date":"2025-12-04T18:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124211"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:41:31","slug":"tinubu-nominates-ibas-dambazau-others-as-non-career-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubu-nominates-ibas-dambazau-others-as-non-career-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Nominates Ibas, Dambazau, Others as Non-Career Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bola Tinubu has submitted a new list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, featuring prominent former government officials and retired military chiefs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among those nominated is Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd), the former Chief of Naval Staff and immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State. Ibas, who previously served as Nigeria\u2019s 22nd naval chief, took charge of Rivers State earlier in the year under an emergency arrangement following political unrest in the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also on the list is retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former Chief of Army Staff who later served as Minister of Interior. The academic-turned-security administrator is known for his extensive experience in national defence and internal security reforms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Tinubu\u2019s list further includes former lawmaker and ex-presidential aide, Senator Ita Enang, who previously served as Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters; and Chioma Ohakim, former First Lady of Imo State, who has been active in philanthropy and women-focused advocacy projects.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the President\u2019s request during Thursday\u2019s plenary. The letter urged the upper chamber to speedily confirm the nominees to enable them occupy Nigeria\u2019s diplomatic missions across strategic nations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI hereby request that the Senate consider and confirm the under-listed nominees for appointment as non-career ambassadors,\u201d the President stated in the correspondence forwarded to the Senate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nominees have been referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which has been mandated to conduct their screening and report back within one week.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If confirmed, the appointees will join recently approved ambassadors and are expected to represent and advance Nigeria\u2019s diplomatic, economic, and security interests overseas.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi President Bola Tinubu has submitted a new list of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, featuring prominent former government officials and retired military chiefs. 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