Take a bow – Senate committee tells ambassadorial nominees appearing before them for screening

Senate committee members told several ambassadorial nominees to take a bow during their screening on Thursday, extending the courtesy not only to prominent politicians who outlined their portfolios but also to wives of well known politicians and female lawmakers nominated as ambassadors. The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has commenced the screening of the non career ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. Among those who appeared before the committee were former presidential aide Femi Fani Kayode, former minister of aviation Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former governor of Enugu, and Yakubu Mahmood, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Some of the nominees were however asked to demonstrate their understanding of Nigerias foreign policy, bilateral relations, and the strategies they would deploy to advance the nations diplomatic and economic interests abroad. The committee, chaired by Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger North, is expected to finalise its work and submit a report to the senate for consideration and confirmation of the nominees. President Tinubu had urged the senate to expeditiously approve the ambassadorial list in line with its constitutional mandate. The screening comes at a time when Nigeria is working to strengthen its foreign relations and fill long standing vacancies in several diplomatic missions that have remained without substantive representatives for extended periods. Watch the videos below..      View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial)     View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) The post Take a bow – Senate committee tells ambassadorial nominees appearing before them for screening appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.