President Bola Tinubu is finally ready to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide.
This is coming after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure.
According to Punch, Tinubu has ordered a “final cleanup” of the list of nominees ahead of its release.
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to comment publicly.
“It is going to be concluded very soon,” one senior official said.
The official explained, “They are just cleaning it up now because since the time the President sent it to the Senate, some people on that list have died, and some have retired and are no longer eligible for appointment. Some of them have less than one year left in service.”
He added that the Senate had already screened the nominees, noting that the cleanup was to ensure that no one due for retirement remained on the list.
“The list of those screened has left the Senate long ago; it has been returned to the President,” the source said.
