Dakingari not on ambassadorial list confirmed by senate

Dakingari

The presidency, on Thursday, listed Usman Dakingari, former governor of Kebbi, as an ambassador-designate to Turkey despite his name not appearing on the list of nominees confirmed by the senate.

The presidency had on Thursday evening announced the posting of four ambassador-designates, among whom was Dakingari, saying the appointments were made “out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December”. ”Kayode Are, former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), was appointed Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the United States.Ayodele Oke, former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), was posted to France; Amin Dalhatu, former ambassador to South Korea.

However, the presidency withdrew Dakingari’s posting barely 24 hours after the announcement.

The withdrawal raised questions about how a name not confirmed by the senate could be presented as part of the list.

Under the constitution, the senate confirms ambassadorial nominees submitted by the president by name, not by vacancy or post-confirmation substitution.

Once confirmation is concluded, the list of approved nominees is deemed final.

However, the presidency’s statement suggests that Dakingari’s posting flows from the senate’s confirmation exercise.

The list transmitted to the senate by President Bola Tinubu in December was , debated and  by the upper chamber.