FULL VIDEO : Why I Refused to Sign Electoral Bill, Buhari Writes Senate
3,327 views · Published 11 December 2018 · 3:58 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Viable Tv · 2018 · News & Politics
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Nigerian Senate, explaining why he refused to assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently passed by the National Assembly. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read the President’s letter at the Tuesday Plenary. President Buhari’s letter to the senators reads Pursuant to Section 58 (4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby convey to the Senate, my decision on 6th December 2018 to decline Presidential Assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2018 recently passed by the National Assembly. According to the President, it is in the best interest of the country and its democracy for the National Assembly to specifically state in the Bill that the Electoral Act will come into effect and be applicable to elections commencing after the 2019 General Elections.
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