‘Diplomatic all-time low’ — PDP asks Tinubu to withdraw ambassadorial list

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Bola Tinubu’s list of ambassadorial nominees is “reprehensible” and “scandalous”.

Tinubu on Saturday forwarded 32 names to the senate, days after submitting a first batch of three nominees.

The list includes Mahmood Yakubu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Reno Omokri, former presidential aide; Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former governor of Enugu, and several others.

In a statement on Saturday, Ini Ememobong, PDP national publicity secretary, questioned the integrity of the nominees, saying some of them have records of “anti-democratic conduct”.

Ememobong said the fact that it took the president almost three years to produce the list speaks to the “paucity of excellent people” within his reach.

“While most Nigerians are seriously appalled by the inclusion of most of the nominees, they are not totally surprised, given the history and disposition of this administration,” the statement reads. Thecable