Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday said the responsibility over what will happen to the recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill rests with President Muhammadu Buhari, following its passage by the National Assembly.
Senator Lawan, who stated this after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also said the legislature looks forward to the signing of the Bill by the president, which is his prerogative.
Lawan, who spoke to State House Correspondents after the closed-door meeting with the President, also said Buhari would not be stampeded by any external force to perform his duties on the bill, adding that he would follow the due process.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, had last Thursday said the President was in support of direct primaries after they met at the Presidential Villa.
Many governors across the two main political parties; the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and have urged the President not to assent the bill because of the clause.
“You also know that we have legislation that are awaiting the consideration of Mr. President, and for us in the legislature, we’ve finished our job of passing the bills, particularly the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. It is now for Mr. President, to engage with his assistants and those who normally advise him, for him to take the next most appropriate action.
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