By Kola Alhassan
President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the Electoral Act Amendment bill.
This was disclosed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Adesina spoke on Tuesday in an interview monitored by IkejaBird on Channels Television.
His words: “It could be today, it could be tomorrow; it could be anytime, but within the 30 days.”
“It could be signed today; it could be signed tomorrow. In a matter of hours, not days. Hours could be 24 hours, it could be 48 hours; not days, not weeks.”
He noted that the bill was sent to the president almost a month after the national assembly passed it.
Adesina slammed those accusing Buhari of delaying the signing of the bill, adding that the president’s action was still within the ambit of the constitution.
“You know before the president will put pen to paper on any legislation, particularly this one that has to do with our electoral fortunes, it has to be looked at and looked at.”
“He has to buy opinions from different stakeholders and having been satisfied that the necessary due diligence had been done and he will not be making any error, then he will sign it, and I tell you that Nigerians will get to hear about this bill in hours,” he said.
Buhari had delayed assent to the Electoral Bill 2021 sent to him November last year to allow each political party determine mode of candidate selection.
