The Senate on Thursday continued screening President Bola Tinubu’s 65 ambassadorial nominees, with former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, among those appearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Fani-Kayode, a key figure in the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, told the press after his session that he has not been informed of the country to which he will be posted but is prepared to serve wherever assigned.

“The screening went well. We are not under any form of pressure. The exercise was conducted in a relaxed atmosphere,” he said, adding that the final decision rests with the President.

The former minister, who worked alongside Festus Keyamo, Dele Alake, and Idris Mohammed as campaign spokesmen during the 2023 elections, appeared before senators dressed in a green babanriga and gold chain, smiling as though confident of a favourable outcome.

When asked if he had a preference for deployment, Fani-Kayode responded that it was entirely up to the President.

He is one of several non-career nominees forwarded to the Senate for vetting and confirmation. Others include former presidential aide and ex-senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom), former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) of Cross River, and former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau (retd.) from Kano. Their postings remain undisclosed pending presidential approval.