Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- There was a mild drama during the screening session conducted by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for the ambassadorial nominees on Wednesday when a nominee from Ekiti State, Emmanuel Adeyemi, failed to identify one of the three senators representing his state.

Mr Adeyemi, a deputy director in the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a PhD holder from universities in Hong Kong and France, appeared before the committee for screening alongside several other nominees.

Three senators represent each of the 36 Nigerian states, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has one senator, totalling 109.

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