Ahead of his retirement as the President of the 8th Senate and also
as a senator, Dr Bukola Saraki has landed a retirement job as an
Ambassador of an international organisation.
as a senator, Dr Bukola Saraki has landed a retirement job as an
Ambassador of an international organisation.
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| Dr Bukola Saraki, Senate President |
Saraki was nominated as Ambassador ‘At Large’ at the International
Human Rights Commission (IHRC), a statement by his media office said.
Human Rights Commission (IHRC), a statement by his media office said.
According to the statement, Saraki’s nomination letter was conveyed
in a letter dated March 16, 2019, by Ambassador Friday Sani, the
Diplomatic Head of the Commission to Nigeria and other African
Countries.
in a letter dated March 16, 2019, by Ambassador Friday Sani, the
Diplomatic Head of the Commission to Nigeria and other African
Countries.
The letter stated that as a sequel to the approval of the World
Secretary General of the IHRC, Dr. Saraki has been appointed as one of
the revered Ambassadors-at-Large of the multinational body.
Secretary General of the IHRC, Dr. Saraki has been appointed as one of
the revered Ambassadors-at-Large of the multinational body.
“While our role as a regional body is to promote and encourage
institutions and persons to uphold human dignity across the world, we
must not fail to mention the commendation of our Nigerian team over your
resolute efforts in the stability of your country and your firm
leadership of the Nigerian Senate which is adjudged to be among the most
proactive parliaments across the world.
institutions and persons to uphold human dignity across the world, we
must not fail to mention the commendation of our Nigerian team over your
resolute efforts in the stability of your country and your firm
leadership of the Nigerian Senate which is adjudged to be among the most
proactive parliaments across the world.
“Besides, the Commission is not unmindful of the maturity that you
recently displayed in the face of an obvious provocation in your
constituency during the last Presidential and National Assembly
elections,” Ambassador Sani said in the letter.
recently displayed in the face of an obvious provocation in your
constituency during the last Presidential and National Assembly
elections,” Ambassador Sani said in the letter.
In the new capacity, Dr. Saraki is expected to lead the diplomatic
team of the IHRC in various diplomatic missions across the world.
team of the IHRC in various diplomatic missions across the world.
The Senate President, on April 10th 2019, accepted the nomination of
the Commission, while also expressing his appreciation to the IHRC for
his nomination.
the Commission, while also expressing his appreciation to the IHRC for
his nomination.
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