If Direct Primaries is Problematic, Indirect Primaries Could Be More So –Biodun Ajiboye

Mixed reactions trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 and the move by senators to override the veto.

Despite the resolve and threat by many senators on Tuesday to overrule President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the senate, yesterday, backed down from its resolve.

In place of the move, which had seen the collection of signatures for the proposition, the upper chamber resolved to liaise with the House of Representatives on how best to handle the president’s rejection of the electoral reform bill.

The senate also agreed to involve their constituents in the consultation process during the Christmas break before taking a final decision by January.

Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, citing issues with direct primaries provisions in the bill.

The All People’s Congress, APC’s Chieftain and Public Affairs Commentator, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye has warned on the implications of President Mohammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Reform Bill.

According to him, if the direct primaries is said to be problematic, indirect primaries could be more so. 

Ajiboye made this known in an interview on Arise Tv.

Watch the interview below

December 23, 2021