The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan on
Friday said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be stampeded into signing
the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment bill into law.
Before the latest version was
submitted to the Presidency, the President had withheld his assent to the
document about three times due to ‘errors’ in the amended bill.
With the 2019 general elections
fast approaching, it is feared that the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment bill may
not meet the stipulated time if not urgently signed into law by the President.
But speaking with State House
correspondents after jumaat prayer at the Presidential Villa on Friday, Lawan
advised that the President should take his time to study the document to avoid
errors.
According to him, the amended
2006 Electoral Act can still be used for the 2019 general elections.
If properly implemented, he said
that the 2006 Electoral Act can even deliver a more transparent, free and fair
elections in 2019 than what was experienced in 2015.
“The President is willing to sign
the bill provided it meets certain conditions that will make our electoral
processes better. I believe the President is studying this bill.” he stated
According to him, President
Muhammadu Buhari has signed more bills than any previous President in this
country.
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