NBA: Electoral Act Amendment Bill Is Too Important To Be Jettisoned

As reactions continue to trail the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act amendment bill, 2021, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), an umbrella body of lawyers practising in the country has expressed disappointment that the bill was returned by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The NBA said the development has offered it reasons to join their voices with Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria to express discontent at the manner the document, as important as it is to the political development of Nigeria, was treated.

Describing President Buhari’s veto of the bill as unfortunate, the body said, though, his rejection was his constitutional prerogative, the body wasn’t convinced that Mr President declined assent in good faith.

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In a statement which was signed by the President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Barrister Olumide Akpata, which was obtained by DAILY POST in Abuja, NBA cited reasons the executive would have got involved in the legislative process to ensure that the bill was signed into law.