Senate leader, Lawan. Photo: TWITTER/DRAHMADLAWANPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s request for confirmation of former service chiefs as non-career ambassadors to Nigerian foreign missions has been brought to the notice of senators.
The request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, which was read at plenary yesterday. x
In the letter, Buhari said: “In accordance to section 171, sub-section 1, 2 C and Section 4 of 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the underlisted as non-career ambassadors designate.
“The non -career ambassadors designate include Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin (rtd) (Ekiti); Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd), (Borno); Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), Cross River); Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd) Bauchi and Air Vice Marshal Mohammed S Usman (rtd) (Kano).”
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