Nigeria ElectionsOverride Buhari and Pass the Electoral Bill, PDP Governors Tell National Assembly

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PORT HARCOURT — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have demanded that the national assembly override President Muhammadu Buhari and pass the electoral act amendment bill.

The demand was documented in a communique released on Monday after a meeting in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state.

The governors asked that the assembly override Buhari or remove the provisions on direct primary.

“The PDP Governors requested the National Assembly to quickly conclude deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill either by overriding Mr. President’s veto or deleting areas of complaints.

“The meeting advised that the option of sustaining Mr. President’s veto would lead to a quicker resolution and would deny Mr. President the opportunity to once again truncate a reformed Electoral jurisprudence for Nigeria. An early concluded Electoral Act is vital for credible elections.

“The meeting lamented the continued state of insecurity in the country, the persistent and ceaseless flow of Nigerians’ blood on a daily basis in many parts of Nigeria, the near-collapse of the security situation in Nigeria. The strategies to confront terrorists, kidnappers, bandits, and other criminals is still a major problem of the APC administration.

“The meeting expressed regrets that Mr. President is unwilling, from his recent comments discountenancing the proposals for state policing, to participate in reviewing the structural problems of tackling insecurity in Nigeria and urges Mr. President to reconsider his position and consider decentralisation and restructuring of the security architecture as the most viable solution, together with proper arming, funding and training requirements for Security Agencies,” the communique read.

Beloved John (Staff Writer)

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