President Bola Tinubu has again nominated former Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Dakingari, for appointment as an ambassador.
The renomination comes less than two weeks after Dakingari’s name was earlier submitted to the Senate and subsequently withdrawn amid controversy.
The President’s fresh nomination letter was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday.
In the letter, Tinubu said the appointment was made in line with the provisions of Section 171, subsections (1), (2)(c), and (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
He appealed to the Senate to give the nomination prompt consideration and conveyed his highest regards to the Senate leadership.
The letter stated, in part, that the President was pleased to present Usman Dakingari for confirmation by the Senate as a career ambassador and expressed hope that the upper chamber would act expeditiously on the request.
Following the reading of the letter, Akpabio referred the nomination to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for screening, directing the committee to report back to the chamber within one week.
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