President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.
The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief
ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.
This 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.
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, witnessed the signing of the bill.
Members of the President’s cabinet in attendance included his Chief of
Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Boss Mustapha, among others.
