Following the refusal of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to assent to the fourth constitution amendment bill before the expiration of his administration, the National Assembly would re-transmit the bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.

The bill includes provisions for independent candidates to contest for political offices without the platform of political parties.

These details were disclosed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, when he met with the. Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) for the 2015 General Elections, Mr. Santiago Fisas, in Abuja last Wednesday.

According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Turaki Hassan, the Speaker said the bill was alive in both chambers of the National Assembly.

“It is one of the casualties of the non-signing of the bill by the former president. I want to assure you that we will definitely revisit that amendment as it increases the democratic space and more citizen participation in the electoral process. I wish to inform you that some of the recommendations by the mission such as independent candidature has received the support of the National Assembly,” he said.

Dogara expressed Nigeria’s commitment to building and strengthening democracy, so that it does not only meet domestic aspirations, but is in line with international best practices.

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