Benjamin Ibakpa, member of the House of Representatives, has
asked the house to override President Muhammadu Buhari for his refusal to
assent to the amended Electoral Act, 2022.
The lawmaker representing Ethiope federal constituency of
Delta state and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke on the
floor of the lower legislative chamber on Wednesday.
The national assembly had passed a bill seeking to enable
statutory delegates to vote at party conventions and congresses.
The bill was subsequently transmitted to Buhari for assent
on May 13.
But Buhari refused to assent to the bill, compelling
political parties to use only elected delegates in the primaries.
The 1999 constitution empowers the national assembly — with
two-third majority votes— to veto the president if he declines assent to a
bill.
More to follow…
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