President Bola Tinubu has renominated former Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Dakingari, for ambassadorial appointment, two weeks after the initial nomination was withdrawn amid controversy.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter during Tuesday’s plenary session. In the correspondence, Tinubu cited Section 171, subsections (1), (2)(c) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution as amended as the legal basis for the appointment.
The president requested expeditious consideration of the nomination by the upper legislative chamber.
“I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Usman Dakingari as career ambassador,” the letter stated. “I hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee expeditiously.”
Following the reading, Akpabio referred the nomination to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening, with a one-week deadline for the committee to report back to the chamber.
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