Electoral act amendment: Buhari’s refusal to give assent is proper - Renowned professor


  • - Osita Ogbu, a famous professor of law in Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to give his assent to the electoral act bill is in order
  • -Ogbu said that the present circumstance between the presidency and the National Assembly should not be misunderstood as a constitutional crisis He remarked that if the House feels unsatisfied by the president's decision, it can muster two-thirds majority of its members to override it
  • A professor of law, Osita Ogbu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withhold assent to the electoral act as amended by the National Assembly is in order.
  • The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reported that both chambers of the House had amended sections of the electoral act, prominent among which was the alteration of election sequence as fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The president had, after receiving the amended act, declined to assent and also communicated his position and reasons to the House.

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