President Major General Muhammadu Buhari was very reluctant to sign the Electoral Act Ammendment Bill 2022 into law because of the obnoxious Section 84 (12), which states that, “ 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.”
During the ceremony held on Friday 25th February, 2022, the President insisted on a commitment by the legislators that the offending Section would be expunged from the Act and returned to him for a fresh approval but the promise is yet to be fulfilled.
However in a turn of events which jolted Federal political appointees to their feet at the Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting on Wednesday 11th May 2022, Minister of Information disclosed that the President had directed that all ministers, legislators, special advisers willing to run for elective offices should submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May 2022.
The information minister stressed that the mandate excluded the vice president because he is an elected member of the cabinet. In all not less than ELEVEN, Cabinet will resign the appointments while while all heads of agencies departments parastatals and ambassadors with political ambitions including governor of the Central Bank are also expected to resign their appointments.

Prior to that order majority of of the MORALLY-BANKRUPT appointees were decided to stay put until 30 DAYS before the 25th February 2023 General Elections according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, Sections 137(1)(g); 66(1)(f); 182(1)(g) and 107(1)(g‼
The most intriguing of all the aspirants is the Central Bank Governor who still remained in office as head of the APEX BANK having shown interest in becoming President of Nigeria without resigning from his position
THE CONTENTIOUS SECTION 84 (12) OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2020 HAS BEEN NULLIFIED BY THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL BUT JUDGEMENT IS OF NO EFFECT!

The Federal Court of Appeal has voided the ruling of the High court that nullified the controversial Section 84 (12) of the electrical electoral act 2022 but the court action is of no effect on any party and therefore void because the main suit was not properly brought before it.

A Federal Court in, Abia State had earlier nullified the controversial section brought before it by one Nduka Edede, whom the appellate court said had no locus standi to have filed the case in the first instance!
The three-man panel also held that Mr. Edede did not establish any course of action that would have given the grounds to approach the court over the matter and it was consequently struck out.

ANOTHER FUNDAMENTAL ERROR DISCOVERED IN THE ELECTORAL ACT 2022, SECTION 84 (, BY THE LEGISLATORS!

Emergency plenaries by both Chambers of the National Assembly have been held to amend Section 84 (, of the Electoral Act 2022, and passed to allow Statutory Delegates participate in their political parties congresses and conventions.
Statutory delegates include the President, Governors, National Assembly members, State Assembly members, Chairmen and Councillors of Local Government Areas who should ordinarily be automatic delegates but are being disenfranchised and in the wisdom of the National assembly the Section 84 sub section 8 should be amended to accommodate more people who would have been disenfranchised!

CONFUSION OF LANGUAGE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE!

The Judiciary as the arbiter between Executive and the Legislative Arms in respect of interpretation of the law has intervened and declared that Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022 is an affront and illegality and therefore null and void!
However the President had employed the BIG STICK as the one who HIRES AND FIRES – so, if the litigation eventually proceeded to the APEX COURT it would ALSO BE A NULITY!
Because all those who were fired from office will remain fired and the current status quo will be maintained because the same Constitution has empowered the Executive President to hire and fire at his whims and caprices!
THE UNICAMERAL PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT OF PEOPLE WITH COMMON VISIONS, DREAMS, IDEAS AND PURPOSES IS THE PANACEA TO ALL FORMS OF INSECURITY AND VIOLENT AGITATIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING OF A DEAD PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM!

Please join this campaign for CONVOCATION OF A POPULAR REFERENDUM that will usher in a PRIME MINISTER in February 2023 and not a demagogue president!

I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon, 08130669886, 08080243066. G-mail-dvdolufon@gmail.