Reps to override Buhari’s veto on electoral act

Members of the House of Representatives have moved to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the amended Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act Bill.

The bill which was forwarded to Buhari on May 12 is yet to be signed, 33 days after. The 1999 Constitution provides that a President should communicate to lawmakers with reasons for non-assent to any bill sent to him within 30 days.

The Act as amended by the National Assembly allows statutory delegates such as the President, Vice President, members of the Legislature, and elected party officials to vote during party primaries.

A People’s Democratic Party(PDP) legislator from Delta State, Ben Igbakpa made the move to override Buhari’s veto. He relied on Section 58 of the Constitution to call his colleagues’ attention to the development.

Igbakpa, who failed to secure a ticket to seek re-election was backed by another PDP lawmaker, Toby Okechukwu, who also lost during the PDP primary in Enugu State.

He then said the parliament must perform its function of lawmaking and override Buhari by the law.

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