President Muhammadu Buhari has declined the amendment to the Electoral Act, which aims at reviewing the country’s elections sequence.

Findings reveals that the president highlighted three reasons for declining his assent to the bill which was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.



Inside sources further disclosed that the president has yesterday conveyed his decision to the federal legislature in two separate letters addressed to the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara, both of which are expected to read the letters to their members at plenary between today and Thursday.

The passage of the bill has seen different negative reactions from several civil society organizations (CSOs), senior lawyers and other prominent Nigerians asking the president to withhold his assent to the bill.

Source: journalng.com

https://journalng.com/2018/03/13/president-buhari-rejects-electoral-amendment-act/

Interesting !!