Dec 19 deadline: Buhari hasn’t signed direct primary into law

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has three options to take on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill, sources in the Presidency have told Saturday PUNCH.

According to the officials, the President can do what they called “pocket veto.”

In the bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to Buhari, the lawmakers had restricted political parties to direct primaries in the selection of candidates to stand for elections, a clause that has generated controversy even within the ruling All Progressives Congress.

While it is expected…