President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, stated that he is ready to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill if the National Assembly makes the necessary adjustments.

Buhari disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television’s Maupe Ogun and Seun Okinbaloye, which aired today.

The President, however, said such changes must include consensus candidates, indirect primary options to the mode of selecting a candidate for an election, as against the initial direct mode as the only option to conduct primaries by political parties.

“All I said (is that) there should be options,” Buhari said.

“We must not insist that it has to be direct; it should be consensus and indirect.”

Asked if he would sign if the lawmakers effect the change in that direction, he affirmed, “Yes, I will! I will sign.

“There should be options, you can’t dictate to people and say you are doing democracy. Give them other options so they can make a choice.”

DAILY POST recalls that Buhari had, last December, officially rejected the bill which was recently passed by the National Assembly.

His decision to withhold his assent followed the inclusion of direct primary elections in the bill.

According to a letter the President sent to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, he cited insecurity and the high cost of conducting the direct primary as his reasons for rejecting the bill.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/05/buhari-gives-condition-to-sign-electoral-bill/

If this was what he said, then I'd say he's recovering from senility very fast

Despite the fact that I was not impressed with the interview, yesterday's interview has once again validated our claim that IPoB is a deceitful organisation

Another name for CONFUSION is called BUHARI



Always inconsistent with his decisions.
Olodo

Always talking with both side of his mouth.




With due respect sir, thunder fire your testis

Holly Gram real matters. WTF MAN

He is still saying no direct primaries, Make it indirect and he will sign..

Nothing new here

Scam. Buhari doesn't have the mental capacity to understand/comprehend any bill presented to him to sign. If Malami ask him to sign, he will sign, if Malami ask him not to sign, he will not sign.








All those people who voted for Buhari, I leave you all to God to Judge

You're leading Nigeria no where nigga

No need to overflog the issue. NASS should remove or amend that section of the bill and represent to PMB. I am sure he will sign. The other issues in the bill are far more important to get thrown away along with this direct primaries thing. That fight should be for another day. Important thing is to keep making progress incrementally.

But the 2022 budget needed no adjustments ABI

A lot of Buhari quotes lately

well our pdp ppl have already told NASS to overide the president

BigSarah:
He is still saying no direct primaries, Make it indirect and he will sign..

Nothing new here

First, he did not rule out direct primaries. He is saying DO NOT make direct primaries mandatory as NASS tried to foist on parties. What Buhari is asking is let parties decide between direct, indirect or consensus method of chosing candidates. These are legitimate rights of parties and are democratic.

The Dullard of Daura

Besides direct primaries, there is also the contentious issue of electronic transmission of results, which is also receiving a lot of objection in several quarters. They claim that about 300 LGAs have no facilities to transport results electronically. I don't think that assertion is either true or insurmountable.

I hope the President does sign these amendments however, with the option of direct and indirect primaries as the parties may deem fit.

Besides direct primaries, there is also the contentious issue of electronic transmission of results, which is also receiving a lot of objection in several quarters. They claim that about 300 LGAs have no facilities to transport results electronically. I don't think that assertion is either true or insurmountable.

I hope the President does sign these amendments however, with the option of direct or indirect primaries as the parties may deem fit per unit time.

Nigeria JagaJaga, only zombies are supporting this evil government.

matrix199:
If this was what he said, then I'd say he's recovering from senility very fast

Very fast indeed.His dumb brain is finally resetting itself.

A government headed by a walking disaster in human form is known for inconsistencies.

I think the president is right on this.Nass can't dictate for the parties the mode to conduct their primaries.

But you signed the budget even with glaring evidence of padding

Our president was on Channels TV,? WOW WOW WOW....unbelievable. Hope he didn't goof sha.

419ers

No matter what, don't allow Luciferace Hydra Vulgaris DNA enSlavement VSin to get into you. Satan got Rulers of the World to put it into people Globally in the days of Noah. It is happening already now.

Nice one.