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By Henry Umoru – Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent names of forty- one non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation.

The list, selected from 32 states of Nigeria is accordance  “with section 171 (1) (2)(c) and sub-section 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for continuation by the senate the underlisted 41 names of nominees as non-career ambassadors-designate,” President Buhari wrote in his letter to the Senate President Ahmed Lawan.

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The names read on the floor of Senate plenary Wednesday by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan include the Editor- in- Chief of Guardian Newspapers, Debo Adesina representing Oyo State: Sunday Awoniyi for Kogi State; Ademola Sarki, representing Lagos State and former Politics Editor, Thisday, Oma Djebah, representing Delta State.

See full list:

NOMINEES	STATE
Umar Sulieman	Adamawa
L.S. Mandama	Adamawa
Oboro Akpabio	Akwa Ibom
Elejah Onyeagba	Anambra
Abubakar Siyi	Bauchi
Philip Ikurusi	Bayelsa
Tarzoor Terhemen	Benue
Paul Adikwu	Benue
Al-Bishir Al-Hussain	Borno
Bwala Bukar	Borno
Monique Ekpong	Cross River
Oma Djebah	Delta
Ominyi Eze	Ebonyi
Yamah Musa	Edo
C.O. Ugwu	Enugu
Hajara Salim	Gombe
Obiezu Chinyerem	Imo
Ali Magashi	Jigawa
M.A. Markarfi	Kaduna
Hamisu Takalmawa	Kano
Jazuli Gadalanci	Kano
Amina Kurawa	Kano
Yahaya Lawal	Katsina
Dare Sunday Awoniyi	Kogi
Ibrahim Laaro	Kwara
Abioye Bello	Kwara
Zara Umar	Kwara
Ademola Seriki	Lagos
Henry Omaku	Nasarawa
Sarafa Isola	Ogun
Nimi Akinkube	Ondo
Adejaba Bello	Osun
Adeshina Alege	Oyo
Debo Adesina	Oyo
Folakemi Akinyele	Oyo
Shehu Yibaikwal	Plateau
Maureen Tamuno	Rivers
Faruk Yabo	Sokoto
Adamu Hassan	Taraba
Yusuf Mohammed	Yobe
Abubakar Moriki	Zamfara

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