The decision followed the adoption of the recommendations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs mandated to investigate the 37 petitions forwarded to the Senate on alleged lop-sidedness in the nomination.
Buhari sent the list for approval on June 9. However, petitions trailed the nominations over alleged disregard for federal character principle and non-representation of states like Bayelsa, Benue, Kogi, Ondo, Plateau and Taraba among others.
The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee invited the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir David Lawal and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to explain the controversies surrounding the nomination and when they eventually showed up, they assured the Senate committee that the nominations were based on merit and that the overlooked states didn't have people that met required criteria.
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