Top officials of the Presidency have disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to give his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that was recently passed by the National Assembly.
The development is contrary to reports in certain online platforms which claimed on Saturday that Buhari had already signed the bill, which was transmitted to him last week Friday.
But official sources have debunked the report on Saturday evening, saying that the bill could not have been signed in secret as the President had been out of the country in the last 48 hours.
The Presidency sources added that Buhari has just returned to the country on Saturday evening.
Speaking on the issue, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, who just returned to the country with the President, said the news of the signing was not to his knowledge, saying that, “it is news to me too”.
Commenting in the same vein, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon Umar El-Yakub, said the viral news could not be true.
He said, “The President couldn’t have signed the bill yesterday because he was out of the country and he couldn’t have signed already because he’s just entering the country.
“I also cannot tell you that he will still sign it or will not sign it. He’s the President. But if it will be signed later, we will all know”.
