Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of INEC, made the announcement in Abuja during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties.
The INEC Chairman also urged political parties to adhere to the commission’s timeline and respect the dates for the Ekiti and Osun governorship primaries.
“On the Electoral Amendment Bill currently before the National Assembly, the Commission is encouraged by the Senate President’s assurance to give priority attention to the Bill when the National Assembly reconvenes from its recess today, and the commitment by the President to assent to the Bill as soon as the issue of mode of primaries by political parties is resolved,” the INEC Chairman said.
“We look forward to a speedy passage of the Bill, which is crucial to our preparations for future elections.
As soon as it is signed into law, the Commission will quickly release the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election based on the new law.”
In a letter to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the Electoral Act (2010) amendment bill.
The direct primary section included by MPs, according to Buhari, was the sole reason he vetoed the bill, emphasizing that parties should be able to choose which style of primaries to utilize.
