Electoral Act Amendment Bill Passed Into Law By Senate...

The Electoral Act amendment bill was yesterday Tuesday 23 October 2018 passed into law by the senate.

The passage came after President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the bill three times, on the grounds of constitutional and drafting issues.
But on Tuesday during the senate plenary session, the bill was read the third time and passed after the adoption of a report of the Committee on INEC on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (SB. 699), presented by its Chairman, Senator Suleiman Nazif.


President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki speaking on the passed bill, said that the president will now accede as the country now has an electoral process. His words;


"Let me congratulate all of us, particularly the Committee on Electoral Matters for the hard work they put in. We were able to achieve this that looked almost impossible at a time, and I want to commend everybody for making this happen.

“This will go a long way in improving our electoral process and further strengthen our governance. I am sure with this now, Mr President will, of course, give his assent, and we can now finally have an Electoral Act that we would all be proud of.''

Edited from Sahara