"Ambassadorial Nominees Could Not Recite National Anthem, Pledge"

There was drama yesterday in the National Assembly when the senate screened 14 out of 47 ambassadorial nominees.

While all the nominees present responded very well on issues of diplomacy, some however were unable to properly recite the National Anthem as well as the National Pledge.

The nominee from Anambra State, Mrs. Vivian Okeke was asked to recite the National Anthem but she became nervous and although she started the recitation, she could not carry through the test.

Hence, a member of the committee, Senator James Manager, compassionately came to her rescue by helping her to recite it to the end.
In the same vein, another nominee, Ibrahim Isah, from Niger State, was asked by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Monsurat Summonu, to recite the National Pledge. Like Okeke, Isah failed the simple screening test as he could not correctly recite it.

Meanwhile the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigerians in the diaspora might well hold the keys to boosting Nigeria’s revenue from non oil sectors.

Speaking at the 2016 Diaspora Day in Abuja on Monday, the minister said his ministry is working hard to harness the potentials of Nigerians living abroad