President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Amendment Bill into Law, POLITICS NIGERIA has gathered.
Buhari signed the bill at approximately 12:19 PM. The President assented to the bill in a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.
Present at the ceremony include the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
This development is coming barely a week to the expiration of a window given to the the President to take a decision on the legislation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution.
This will bring an end to the various controversies and protests over the President’s ‘delay’ to sign the bill.
More to come….
