The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not sign
the Electoral Amendment Bill because doing so might cause confusion and
lead to anarchy.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President
on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, said this on Thursday
during an interview on Channels Television Breakfast programme, Sunrise
Daily.
He also disclosed that the President did not consult the
other 91 political parties before refusing to sign the electoral bill
because he needed to act in the best interest of the nation.
“Now,
let me get to the other issue that Mr President alluded to, in not
assenting to the bill. It is getting too close to election time and it
will be dangerous to bring in a new electoral law at this time when the
process of election has commenced from August, September, October this
year. If you come to conclusion under a new law. It will cause confusion
and may lead to anarchy.
“I think that what the President is to
do is to take the best of discretion and from his vantage point as
President of the country, to look at international best practices,” he
said.
Various political parties and public interest groups have criticised the President for refusing to sign the bill.
Source:- Channelstv
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