Buhari Shocks Nigerians, Goes Ahead To Sign Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented electoral act amendment bill into law.
Mr Buhari assented to the bill at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa, Abuja on Friday afternoon.
This come amidst much public criticism following Mr Buhari’s refusal to assent the bill into law at previous occasions coupled with the latest dillydally.
The Senate had sent a reworked bill to the president on January 31 after he rejected the previous version passed by the National Assembly.
In the last two weeks, civil society and opposition parties have accused Mr Buhari of withholding his assent to the bill. They alleged he was buying time to frustrate the emplacement of a veritable law to guide Nigeria’s future elections.
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