President Tinubu Prioritises Gender Balance, Regional Diversity in Fresh List of 32 Ambassadorial Nominees

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President Bola Tinubu has strengthened his push for a more inclusive diplomatic corps with the submission of 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, featuring increased female representation and broad regional balance.


The new list comprises 15 career diplomats and 17 non-career nominees, with 10 women included across both categories, four among career nominees and six among non-career nominees. 


This marks one of the administration’s most gender-diverse batches of diplomatic nominations so far.


Notable female nominees include former Oyo First Lady, Florence Ajimobi; former Ekiti First Lady, Erelu Angela Adebayo; former Lagos Commissioner, Lola Akande; former Senator Grace Bent; Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa); Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia); and Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo).



The list also reflects broad geographic inclusion, with nominees drawn from all six geopolitical zones, covering states such as Abia, Taraba, Adamawa, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Niger, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, Kwara, Osun and others.



The President’s letter, addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, urged the upper chamber to confirm the nominees expeditiously, ahead of deployment to key bilateral and multilateral missions, including China, India, Canada, South Korea, the UAE, South Africa, the UN, UNESCO and the African Union.


Last week, the President submitted an earlier set of three nominees, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu and Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are, who are being considered for postings to major Western missions in the UK, U.S or France.


A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga says additional names will be forwarded soon as efforts continue to rebuild and diversify Nigeria’s diplomatic footprint worldwide.

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