National Assembly Re-amends Electoral Amendment Bill

The National Assembly has re-amended the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and approved both direct and indirect primaries.

Both chambers made the re-amendment in separate plenary sessions on Wednesday.

The lawmakers added the consensus clause for the nomination of candidates by political parties for elective positions.

This comes weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, citing the compulsory direct primaries clause.