Senior Special Assistant to the
President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, has assured
that the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill is receiving due presidential
attention.
Enang made this known in an
interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the bill, which was
passed for the fourth time on Oct. 23 by the Senate and transmitted for assent
on Nov. 8, was being looked into.
According to him, in view of the
30 days window from day of transmission within which the president can consider
or withhold assent, there is no cause for concern.
“It was transmitted on Nov. 8. So
it is receiving due attention of Mr President within the law because the
Constitution gives the President 30 days within which to examine it and say yes
or no.”
He said the belief that a large
number of bills were not considered by the president was not true.
Enang said contrary to that, the
president had considered the highest number of bills since 1999.
According to him, since
assumption of office in 2015, the president had considered over 100 bills.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on
Sept. 3 declined assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018,
transmitted to him by the National Assembly on Aug. 3 for the third time.
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