Speaker of the Hoise of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has reacted to the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his assent to the Electoral Act amendment over the infusion of direct primary clause, saying the members of the National Assembly will decide on what to do in 2022.
In a statement on Friday, Gbajabiamila said: “On the issue of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, I believe when we return from our break in 2022, members of the House will decide on the decision by the president to decline assent to the Bill.
“Like I told some journalists on Thursday in Surulere, Lagos after commissioning some projects, there is a process and when we come back to the House we will determine if those amendments or if those reasons sit down well with the National Assembly, in which case we will, at that point, consider removing that clause and passing the bill so that we do not throw away the baby with the bathwater.
“But then it is not my decision to make; it is a decision of the whole National Assembly. If they determine the reasons are not good enough, then there is a process as prescribed by the constitution as well. Which way the sword is going to fall, I have no idea until that time.”
