Lawmakers lose out as Buhari refuses to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill, gives reason

Lawmakers lose out as Buhari refuses to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill, gives reason

Ripples Nigeria

Federal lawmakers who had been angling for direct primaries for political parties in the country may have lost out as President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to append his signature to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill sent to him by the National Assembly. 

The President in a letter to the lawmakers had explained his reasons for withholding assent, even as there had been agitations by some sections of Nigerians for the lawmakers to invoke the veto powers as the deadline for the president to sign the bill neared.

According to the President, it would[…]

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