ABUJA, Nigeria – ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A senior Nigerian legislator says lawmakers in the oil-rich nation will consider President Goodluck Jonathan's pick for the vice presidency this week.
Rep. Eseme Eyibo, who also serves as a spokesman for Nigeria's House of Representatives, says lawmakers on Tuesday will discuss confirming Kaduna state Gov. Namadi Sambo.
It's the first official government confirmation that Sambo is the vice presidential nominee.
Analysts say Sambo, a little known political figure and Muslim from the nation's north, likely won't pose a challenge to Jonathan running for president next year.
However, Jonathan's office has yet to announce Sambo as his pick for vice president. The National Assembly must confirm Sambo before he assumes office.
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