{"id":158753,"date":"2025-04-07T10:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/shehu-sani-reno-omokri-femi-fani-kayode-others-reportedly-make-ambassadorial-list"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:39:48","slug":"shehu-sani-reno-omokri-femi-fani-kayode-others-reportedly-make-ambassadorial-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/shehu-sani-reno-omokri-femi-fani-kayode-others-reportedly-make-ambassadorial-list","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani, Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode others reportedly make ambassadorial list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani; ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri; and former governors of Abia and Enugu States, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, are reportedly among those nominated for ambassadorial appointments by the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>Fola Adeola, founder of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc; Femi Pedro; and Femi Fani-Kayode are also reportedly on the list.<\/p>\n<p>It was learnt that the nominees are currently being screened by the Department of State Services (DSS), and the final list will be made public soon.<\/p>\n<p>According to Vanguard, one of the appointees confirmed his nomination on the condition of anonymity on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>On why the names of the appointees had not been released, an official from the presidency told the newspaper anonymously that, \u201cWhen those appointed have cleared security checks, we will release the list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly those who have been cleared are announced. The process is ongoing. I know we should have a list before the end of this month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that the country\u2019s ambassadors were recalled from their postings last year without replacement.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Bola Tinubu\u2019s media aide, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, who earlier spoke about the delays, noted that nominations for ambassadorial roles must be thorough before a final list is transmitted to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani; ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri; and former governors of Abia and Enugu States, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, are reportedly among those nominated for ambassadorial appointments by the Nigerian government. 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