The move is part of the lobbying process to get the Senate\u2019s nod after Omokri\u2019s nomination caused uproar in the polity.<\/p>\n
Lado said Omokri\u2019s nomination reflects the president\u2019s commitment to building a more dynamic and impactful diplomatic corps.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith his strong communication skills and passion for national unity, I am confident that Ambassador-designate Omokri will excel in this new role,\u201d Lado wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n
Lado said his office remains committed to supporting the president\u2019s vision and strengthening engagements that advance Nigeria\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n
He said Omokri presented him with a traditional walking stick made from sapele timber from Delta state, which he described as beautifully crafted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
On his part, Omokri described Lado as a gentleman and praised his nobility, efficiency and service to the president.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI thank him for receiving me today and enriching my knowledge with his deep insights,\u201d Omokri wrote on his social media pages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Basheer Lado Mohammed, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate matters, on Tuesday, received former presidential aide, Reno Omokri following his nomination as a non-career ambassador. The move is part of the lobbying process to get the Senate\u2019s nod after Omokri\u2019s nomination caused uproar in the polity. Lado said Omokri\u2019s nomination reflects the president\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":238100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/597435929_1259798139301648_3838296467378207562_n.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}