Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday screened some nominees for career and non-career ambassadorial appointments.

Those screened include a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yakubu Mahmood; a former governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; and a former governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu.

Other notable nominees who appeared before the committee were a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; a former presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri; former sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas; a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Pedro; Florence Ajimobi, widow of the late governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi; former Ekiti State Fi...