Both houses of Nigeria's parliament have voted to confirm the appointment of Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo as the country's new vice-president.

Mr Sambo, a northerner, was nominated for the post last week following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua.

Yar'Adua was succeeded by his vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan.

Analysts say the new vice-president will be seen as a strong contender for the 2011 presidential elections in Africa's most populous nation.


THAT WAS SUPER FAST FROM TWO HOUSES


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8689745.stm

i seriously cant help but wonder about the name?


is jonathan up to something?

namadi sambo, we wait to see how he'll perform, he doesnt seem like a over ambitious fella

^^^^^^^^^

Nigerian politics is a sham.

ayo84:

namadi sambo, we wait to see how he'll perform, he doesnt seem like a over ambitious fella

my friend dont bet on it, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts abolutely.

His profile
Source:
www.placng.org/index.php/component/content/article/46-national-assembly-approves-namadi-sambo-as-vp

I hereby present to u PDP presidential flagbearers for 2011 presidential election

Goodluck Jonathan / Namadi Sambo

paddy_lo:

Nothing to worry about. . .Jonathan was limited in that the VP had to come from the North West Zone

Also it is easier to nominate a governor who had already passed screening to govern his state and had immunity from frivolous lawsuits

Finally they both worked together before(when he was VP),and he chose someone he was comfortable with

dont forget OBJ vs Atiku

Yar Adua vs GJ

so it is very important that whomever he chooses he can work with and give real jobs/assignments to him

and not just ceremonies and burials

actually, there's quite a lot to worry about, hence my concern.

the way this jonathan is going about things is somehow.

i can imagine the VP on a state visit to the US, representing nigeria.

lots of wordplay in the offing.

Sambo, VP Nominee dragged to EFCC over $17 billion fraud
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Namadi Sambo

The governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Namadi Sambo, who has been nominated to fill the vacant post of Vice President, has been dragged before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of financial impropriety.

But Sambo who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Umar Sani, has dismissed the petition describing it as frivolous and lacking in credibility.

A Kaduna-based lawyer, Sadau Garba, petitioned the anti-graft body asking that the governor be investigated for allegedly misappropriating N153.6bn with the support of the state legislature.

A copy of the petition which was obtained by our correspondent on Saturday alleged among other things that the N1.2bn spent by the state government in hosting the U-17 World Cup championship was yet to be accounted for.

Nigeria hosted the championship in 2009 and Kaduna State was one of the states where the tournament was held.

The governor whose name has been forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and confirmation as the Vice-President was nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night after he had a meeting with Peoples Democratic Party governors.

He added that the petitioner needed to be examined to determine whether his claims had any substance.

But in the petition, Garba averred that the state obtained a $17.32m loan guaranteed by the Minister of Finance from the Islamic Development Bank, but that the loan was not captured in the 2009 budget as required by law.

He also accused security operatives of acting out the script of the state government by harassing him on account of the petition.


What happened to the probe? Has he been cleared so soon . Nigerian's and their perpetual mediocre politicians. Shame. Nothing to be happy about here, this country just cant get it right. Na curse?.

vote out all the pdp party thieves including our dear goodluck. pdp is a yeye party