The Senate on Thursday rejected the confirmation of two non-career ambassadors, confirming 45 others from the list submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The decisions followed the report presented by the chairperson of committee on foreign affairs, Monsurat Sunmonu.
The committee said it rejected two of the 47 nominees.
The Senate therefore rejected the nominations of Sylvanus Nsofor, a retried judge, from Imo State and Jacob Daodu, from Ondo State in line with the recommendation of the committee.
Mr. Nsofor, 82, had 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 him for corruption.
Apart from Messrs Nsofor and Daodu, the other 45 nominees were cleared and confirmed by the Senate.
