President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.
The President assented to the bill on Friday at a short ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, observed the signing of the bill.
Members of the President’s cabinet in attendance comprised his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, among others.
The signing comes barely a week to the expiration of the window the President has to take a decision on the proposed legislation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution
Upon getting the reworked bill from the National Assembly on January 31, various stakeholders including political actors and civil society groups had awaited its signing into law by the Nigerian leader.
Amid an outcry over the delay in signing the bill into law, sources had indicated that President Buhari was billed to give his assent on Wednesday.
But the signing of the bill failed to take place as scheduled and was rescheduled to Friday, although sources said the President would honour the new date
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