Malami Reveals What Amended Electoral Bill Will do Nigeria's Insecurity
- Abubakar Malami says the electoral bill which President Buhari declined to sign will worsen insecurity if allowed to remain
- The minister who made this known also insisted that the electoral bill had implications of excessive costs
- Recall that President Buhari had refused assent to the bill because it could cause disruption of the law governs the electoral process
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The amended electoral bill, which President Muhammadu Buhari declined to assent to will worsen insecurity in the country if allowed to stay.
Premium Times reports that the remark was made by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of justice Abubakar Malami.
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Malami who made the disclosure during a phone in programme on Radio Kano insisted that the electoral bill had “excessive cost implications, and hence would not be signed by the president”.
He went on to note that the new electoral bill has not captured the interest of all Nigerians, The Punch added.
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According to Malami, the signing of the much anticipated bill into law will further create more crisis in the political space.
Electoral Act Amendment: Buhari returns bill to national Assembly, gives reasons
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Buhari returned the controversial Electoral Act Amendment Bill to the National Assembly.
In a letter sent to the lawmakers, the president asked that the National Assembly expunge the clause that has to do with director primaries from the amendment bill.
The president urged the lawmakers to expunge that aspect from the bill and return to him for assent.
Garba Shehu, the president's special adviser on media and publicity confirmed that the letter has been sent to the National Assembly.
Electoral bill: Why senators dropped plot to override Buhari's veto
Meanwhile, the Senate has reportedly dropped the plan to override Buhari following his decision not to sign the Electoral Amendment Bill 2021.
The senators abandoned the plan following overnight lobbying by six governors.
It was gathered that the six governors, led by the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Mai Mala Buni, lobbied senators overnight to stay action on their plan.
The lobbying which started at about 9pm on Tuesday, December 22, ended at 5am on Wednesday, December 23.
Source: Legit.ng
