The Enugu West Senatorial Candidate under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) and immediate past senior advisor to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reform Sector and National Coordinator, Open Government Partnership Barrister Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku Nwagwu has applauded the president over his rejection of assent to the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
In a statement issued to COLOSSUS GISTS by Barr. Juliet Ibekaku said that President Buhari has taken a timely decision that displays leadership wisdom to save the country from political implosion.
According to her, the decision also saved INEC from a booby trap that would have put the commission in a very tight situation.
“Amending rules that would be applied to the conduct of an election that is barely two months away is a deliberate attempt unconsciously or consciously to raise the stake very high for INEC to meet up with.
“Leadership requires critical analysis before critical decisions are taking, and in this case Mr. President should be applauded for avoiding this booby trap,” she said
Mrs Ibekaku maintained that signing the Bill would have also required INEC reviewing higher its budget for the conduct of the election so that it can accommodate the new requirements by the stipulations of the amended act, which were primarily new electronic requirements that must be acquired before the elections and apart from an additional cost, which may not be approved by the National Assembly, such new requirements are also not items INEC can work into a supermarket and buy overnight.
“I, therefore, call on well spirited Nigerians to disregard the propaganda and false alarm by those who want to discredit Mr. President out of office at all cost.”
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