President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a “revised” list of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to the lawmakers, asking for the legislators’ approval.

Saraki read Buhari’s letter to members of the Senate during plenary on Thursday.

The Senate had, on November 15, 2016, rejected the first version of the list after receiving over 250 petitions against the nominees.

Due to the controversy, lawmakers had resolved that the first list be sent back to President Buhari “for resubmission and re-jigging.”

The Senate took the decision based on the recommendation of its Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Two of the nominees on the first list, former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Paulen Tallen; and former member of the House of Representatives, Usman Bugaje, whose nominations were rejected, were dropped from the second list.

Lagos, which had three slots in the first list, now has two, with the removal of Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora from the nominees.

A slot was also taken from Rivers State, leaving it with one nominee.

Federal Capital Territory and Imo State, which had no representation in the first list, now have a nominee each on the second list.

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