{"id":63898,"date":"2025-04-07T05:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T05:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=63898"},"modified":"2025-04-07T05:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T05:14:17","slug":"fg-screens-ugwuanyi-ikpeazu-shehu-sani-for-envoy-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/07\/fg-screens-ugwuanyi-ikpeazu-shehu-sani-for-envoy-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Screens Ugwuanyi, Ikpeazu, Shehu Sani for Envoy Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The race for Nigeria&#8217;s top diplomatic positions has gathered momentum as the Federal Government begins screening candidates for ambassadorial appointments to fill vacant positions across seventy-six embassies and twenty-two high commissions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Among those in the spotlight are two former governors from the south eastern region, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu, who have both undergone security checks as part of the rigorous selection process.<\/p>\n<p>They join a list of high-profile nominees, including former lawmaker Shehu Sani, who recently aligned with the ruling party, and ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri.<\/p>\n<p>Reliable sources confirmed that the Department of State Services has been conducting thorough background checks on the nominees, requesting detailed records of their education and professional history to ensure readiness for the sensitive assignments.<\/p>\n<p>Also undergoing screening are former Lagos State deputy governor, Femi Pedro, and former aviation minister, whose names have surfaced as the government seeks to strengthen its diplomatic corps with experienced political figures.<\/p>\n<p>With the screening exercise in full swing, expectations are high that the final list of ambassadors will reflect a strategic blend of political experience and global readiness, as Nigeria aims to reinforce its presence on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>The final appointments are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, as the Federal Government moves swiftly to fill these critical positions and enhance Nigeria\u2019s diplomatic engagements across the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0 The race for Nigeria&#8217;s top diplomatic positions has gathered momentum as the Federal Government begins screening candidates for ambassadorial appointments to fill vacant positions across seventy-six embassies and twenty-two high commissions worldwide. Among those in the spotlight are two former governors from the south eastern region, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":63899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-63898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63900,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63898\/revisions\/63900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}