Buhari nominates Buratai, Olonisakin, other ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors

BY BANYO TEMITAYO

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non-career Ambassadors-Designate.

This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

According to the statement, in a letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Buhari 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.

-ThePoint