President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated all the service chiefs who were changed last week as non -career ambassadors.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina , disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled “ President Buhari nominates Olonisakin , Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar , Usman as non -career ambassadors. ”
Adesina said their names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation .
The statement read , “ President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non -career Ambassadors- Designate.
“ In a letter to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan , President of the Senate, the President said : ‘ In accordance with Section 171 ( 1) , ( 2) ( c) & sub- section ( 4) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under- listed five ( 5) names of nominees as Non -Career Ambassadors -Designate. ’
“ The nominees are : Gen Abayomi G . Olonisakin ( Rtd ) , Lt Gen Tukur Y . Buratai ( Rtd ) , Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas ( Rtd ) , Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar ( Rtd ) , and Air Vice Marshal Mohammed S . Usman ( Rtd ) .
“ The President urged the Senate to give expeditious consideration to the nominations. ”
