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PDP urges National Assembly to override Buhari’s veto on Electoral Bill
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to free and fair election as mere lip service, calling on federal lawmakers to override his veto on the Electoral Bill.
According to the 1999 Constitution as amended, a bill automatically becomes law if two-thirds of members of the two legislative houses vote against the President’s veto if he failed to assent to it within a given period.
The PDP made the call in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Monday, adding that the President’s veto on the bill did not come as a surprise.
Read also: For the third time Buhari declines assent to Electoral bill
The statement reads: “It is now manifestly clear to Nigerians that all the reasons adduced by President Buhari for withholding his assent in the past were lame excuses.
“The clerical and drafting arguments put forward by President Buhari could not in anyway outweigh the importance of amendments meant to engender a free, fair, credible and transparent elections in 2019.
“The PDP therefore charges the National Assembly to stand with Nigerians in the overall quest for credible elections by immediately overriding President Buhari on the bill”.
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