The Senate on Wednesday
confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Ikemba
Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, as an ambassador, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Ojukwu’s confirmation
followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs following which her nomination was unanimously approved
by the senators.
Bianca, a former beauty
queen, was nominated as an ambassador by President Goodluck Jonathan
along with 87 others but was unable to attend the screening with other
nominees following the death of her husband on November 10, 2011.
The Senator Matthew Nwagwu
(PDP-Imo) led committee on Foreign Affairs eventually screened her on
April 25 and recommended that she be confirmed as an ambassador.
Senate President David Mark in a brief remark said he was convinced that Ojukwu would represent the country well.
“I believe she will
represent us very well; I also congratulate the women because that makes
up for their 35 per cent affirmation action and even more.”
The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Dr Saleh Okenwa as a member of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.
Okenwa is a Sheikh from Imo State, and Mark congratulated the state on producing a Sheikh.
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