Ambassadorial Nominees Discrepancies: Senate Summon Foreign Affairs Minister, SGF

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday resolved to sommon the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal to appear before its Committee on Foreign Affairs following an alledge irregularities and discrepancies in the Ambassadorial Nominees submited to the upper legislative chamber for screenig and cconfirmations

According to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,; "Following reported discrepancies and the lack of state representational spread in the names of Ambassadorial nominees submitted to the Senate for consideration, today, the Senate resolved to summon the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to appear before it to explain the purported irregularities in the list."

"It is important that we address the issues surrounding this list before the screening of Ambassadors commences."