The All Progressives Congress,
APC, on Friday urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to urgently reconvene
the National Assembly.
APC anchored its call on the need
for the Senate to pass the Electoral Amendment Act Bill.
In a statement issued by its
spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, APC said the Electoral Amendment Bill was alive
and waiting for assent.
He also alleged that the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP was hiding under the “yet to be signed bill” to draw
attention from the actions of the Senate President, who has refused to
reconvene the National Assembly.
The statement reads, “The
Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly is alive and awaiting
assent. However, assent to Bills in all democratic governments reflects the
prudence and discretion of the president in balancing the powers of key
constitutional bodies and understanding the concerns of the executive.
“While we strongly condemn the
abuse of office by the Senate President backed by his PDP cohorts in sabotaging
the executive, specifically INEC, all well-meaning Nigerians have a duty to
speak up and ensure that the National Assembly performs its constitutional role
and not serve an individual’s personal interest and sinister ends of the
opposition PDP.
“We call on all Nigerians, civil
society and indeed the international community to resist the ongoing travesty
and legislative rascality being perpetuated by the Senate President and the
PDP.
“The sanctity of our electoral
system is being threatened by this orchestrated sabotage and deliberate attempt
to weaken INEC as we prepare for General Elections in 2019. The National
Assembly must be convened immediately.”
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