President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the electoral act amendment bill 2022 into law.
Mr Buhari assented to the bill on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the council chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.
A source in the presidency had disclosed on Wednesday that the president will sign the bill on Friday after members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) took to the street on Tuesday calling on the president to sign the bill.
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila were at the signing of the bill.
Members of the President’s cabinet in attendance included his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, among others.
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.
Having received the bill from the National Assembly on January 31, various stakeholders including political actors and civil society groups had awaited its signing into law by the Nigerian leader.
Amid an outcry over the delay in signing the bill into law, sources had indicated that President Buhari was billed to give his assent on Wednesday.
But the signing of the bill failed to take place as scheduled and was rescheduled to Friday, although sources said the President would honour the new date.
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