The senate has rejected Sylvanus Nsofor (Imo) and Jacob Daudu (Ondo), two of the non-career ambassadors nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Senate, however, confirmed 45 persons as non-career ambassadors.
It was explained that the decision to reject the above-named nominees followed the report presented by Monsurat Sunmonu, APC-Oyo, chairperson of the senate committee on foreign affairs, which had screened the 47 nominees.
It was alleged that 82-year-old Mr. Nsofor, during his screening, refused to recite the national anthem and questioned the Senators’ reason for asking him for the recital.
According to Mrs. Sunmonu, he pushed back a question on his suitability for the job of an envoy in view of his age.
Mrs. Sunmonu quoted the nominee as saying the Senate should ask Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe how he was leading his country despite his very advanced age.
Mr. Daodu was said to have been dropped because of a negative report from the State Security Service that indicted for corruption.
The other 45 nominees were cleared and confirmed by the Senate.
