By our Reporter
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to remove the clause that has to do with direct primaries from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
Buhari who in a letter to the Senate, asked the National Assembly to remove the controversial clause on direct primaries from the bill and return the proposed law to him for assent.
A top source in the presidency confirmed this to our correspondent that the letter had been sent to the National Assembly.
He also confirmed that the letter confirms Mr President’s refusal to assent to the bill claiming political parties had their various constitutions that stipulated mode of primaries that should be adopted.
The President is of opinion that it would be unconstitutional to force parties to adopt direct primarie adding that if he assets the bill, small parties will be marginalised.
It would be recalled that the bill was transmitted to the President on November 19, 2021, after both chambers of the National Assembly passed shortly before a tripartite meeting with the APC leadership and the governors.