The National Assembly , Peoples Democratic Party , over 45 opposition political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties , and some prominent Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Friday kicked as President Muhammadu Buhari finally withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 passed by the National Assembly. The President had earlier on Friday announced his decision to withhold his assent to the crucial electoral bill which the National Assembly transmitted to him on November 7. The controversial bill has been returned to the National Assembly after the President refused to sign it the fourth time. The President had earlier rejected it for the third time and returned it to the legislature on August 30. Confirming Buhari’s latest decision in Abuja, his Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, said the President gave his reasons in a letter to th...
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