President Muhammadu Buhari may sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, on Friday, if reports reaching our news desk is anything to go by.
Sources in the presidency told our correspondent in Abuja that the president would be signing the bill into law around 12 p.m. on the day.
The sources revealed that arrangements had been finalised for the president to sign the amendment bill into law on Friday, finally putting all anxieties to rest.
”He will be signing the bill around noon of that day.
“I believe he has taken his time so that the Act can be as unassailable as much as possible”, the source said.
The president had withheld his assent to the bill in December 2021, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections and security challenges as part of the reasons for his decision.
Another reason is possible manipulation of electoral processes by political players.I
It was the fifth time the president would be declining assent to the Electoral Bill since 2018.
