Just In: Buhari Signs Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the newly adjusted Electoral Amendment bill into law.
BGTNEWS Understands that the president signed the bill about at the Presidential Villa on Thursday – in the presence of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other officers.
The signing comes a few days after a presidential media aide, Femi Adesina, assured that Mr Buhari will assent to the bill.
Before he signed it, the president sought an amendment to the bill by asking the National Assembly to delete Clause 84(12) of the bill.
The clause reads, “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.”
The president said the Clause constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders from voting or being voted for at conventions or congresses of any political party, for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election in cases where it holds earlier than 30 days to the national election.
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