The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill without further delay.
The bill automatically becomes law if two-thirds of members of the two legislative houses vote against the President’s veto if he failed to assent to it within a given period.
In a statement Monday by the spokesman of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said the President’s veto on the bill did not come as a surprise. It added that Buhari’s commitment to a free and fair 2019 election was mere lip service.
The statement said, “It is now manifestly clear to Nigerians that all the reasons adduced by President Buhari for withholding his assent in the past were lame excuses.
“The clerical and drafting arguments put forward by President Buhari could not in any way outweigh the importance of amendments meant to engender a free, fair, credible and transparent elections in 2019.
“The PDP therefore charges the National Assembly to stand with Nigerians in the overall quest for credible elections by immediately overriding President Buhari on the bill”.
