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The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has hinted that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may withhold assent from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill if it is considered to have proposals based on personal interests.

According to the minister, the bill, which the National Assembly transmitted to the Presidency the second time on Monday last week, just got to him on Monday for legal advice.

Malami made this known while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television which our correspondents monitored on Monday.

Buhari had withheld assent to the first version of the bill last year after consulting the Malami and the Independent National Electoral Commission, among others, on the bill.

When asked if he was satisfied with the amendments made to the bill by the National Assembly after Buhari sent it back to the parliament, Malami said, “In of satisfaction, honestly, it is premature for me to conclude, taking into consideration (that) I can it to you that the electoral bill was only received in my office this afternoon as I was preparing to come over for this engagement with Channels TV.

“So, I have not taken steps to review the content and context of what has been presented for consideration for the President. So, it is premature and pre-emptive for me at this moment, now to arrive at any conclusion, taking into consideration that I have not gone through the document to understand what it contains and then analyse the same in accordance with the constitution and the prevailing laws.”

When asked if he loved democracy and wanted the advancement of the same, being someone who had been involved in political party activities, the minister interjected, “I am working for the advancement of democracy and the democratic system.”

https://punchng.com/buhari-wont-sign-electoral-bill-if-amended-for-selfish-interest-malami/

Nigeria will never get better, every good legislation is always shot down, only those that s the killing of people and destruction of the environment gets the attention of these set of power hijackers determined to kill every good suggestion to save Nigeria.

Indirectly saying Buhari still won't sign the bill

It seems PMB will be interested on who succeeds him knowing the kind of Hyenas and Jackals lurking around especially in the opposition.
For the ignoramus, it is pertinent to know that the amended electoral laws won't affects PMB personally as he's not vying for any position in future election. So use your brain & save your groans.

If it is a loan it will not take per seconds before it is sign and approved.

The guy above me just said what I wanted to say

You're in the spirit bruhh

All lovers of Nigeria should clamour for either a return to regional government or am outright division of the country.
Like it or hate it, that's the only way this country will make progress

Buhari the pharoah of nigeria

Malami is the president.

Buhari is figurehead

The Buhari that I knw will never sign electoral amendment bill. If they sign how will they perfect their rigging strategy?? He will never sign it. Infact, if they amend it 100x Buhari will never sign and the NASS will find it difficult to veto it.

Who is as selfish,nepotistic and tribal jingoistic as you are and Buhari?

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Malami is too powerful

One of Nigeria's main problems

Malami and Buhari are one thesame.....let's wait and see the reason(s) he will give for not assenting to the amended electoral bill.

Malami is too powerful.He tells Buhari what to sign or not.

As much as I was trying to avoid any buharish news, I still found myself on this thread maybe because it relates to election that will help us to flush this people out.

Anyways guys, today is my birthday show me your love

This time if the herder rejects the bill for the upteenth time.. The National Assembly if they truly have large balls and refuse to be ridiculed should simply veto and overide his refusul of assent.. fullstop

Buhari playing on NAS since Adams.
The man have no intention to sign it
Especially when he thinks it will favour tinubu

Buhari have pocketed apc

Pocketed the electoral laws that would favour him

Put his electoral commissioners in charge of inec

And this man get presidency candidate o

malami the new abba kyari, your cup go still full

PMP doesn't have option than to sign the bill this time.

U mean for his selfish interests on his successor?

One of the cabal have spoken

Prime minister has spoken

Chief of staff to our President has spoken. Oga malami no wahala

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He signed PIB bill told people to go to the national assembly and amend their concerns

But can't do the same for electoral bill ? ...

Buhari killing of Nigeria economy and her citizens since 2015.g the bills would be almost an impossible action to carry out.

We were on our way to having a perfect Electoral Act until Tinubu caused his urchins at NASS to insert Direct Primaries as the only option of nominating candidates.

Buhari rightly rejected the idiotic provision and sent it back to them to rework and allow for more options.

They finally bowed to pressure and removed the controversial idiotic provision only to scuttle the whole thing with another idiotic clause that is meant to serve the interest of one man.

Nigerians should hold Tinubu responsible if we don’t have a new Electoral Act for 2023.

Such a greedy man, ready to throw everything under the table as long as his selfish interest is served.

Nice

Painfully malami the dull executive president has spoken, while Buhari is just the clueless ceremonial president. Nigeria really enter one chance for this APC led FG

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