Hon Sam Onuigbo, the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State at your house of Representatives, has actually advised President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the overwhelming voice of Nigerians and assent to the revised Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was sent to him on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Onuigbo, a member of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, was speaking throughout Channels Television’s Live program, “Sunrise Daily” kept an eye on by DAILY POST on Wednesday.

Recall that Buhari had decreased assent to the expense after it was passed by the National Assembly and sent to him for assent in 2015, pointing out the requirement to revise some stipulations. The National Assembly had then worked on the expense, made the essential modifications and passed it in January this year.

Speaking throughout the interview, Onuigbo remembered that Buhari had guaranteed that he would leave a strong and extremely great electoral law before leaving workplace, and for that reason urged him, as a man of integrity, to keep to his words and assent to the expense because it hints a substantial improvement to Nigeria’s electoral system.

“Mr President has stated on numerous occasions that he wish to leave a excellent and solid electoral law in location. We [the National Assembly] have assisted him by making the ground extremely smooth for him to attain that,” he said.

While calling on state guvs and other parties with selfish interests to stop trying to undermine the Electoral Law by pressurizing the president not to assent to the bill, the legislator urged Buhari to be on the side of bursting Nigerians who are clamouring for good governance and hence see the Electoral Law as a possibility to achieve that:

“I desire Mr President to be on the side of Nigerians. To be patriotic. To leave a tradition. Let this costs be one of his legacies as he prepares to leave workplace. When he bows out, not assenting to this bill prior to he leaves office will not reflect well on his image. If anyone is trying to influence him in an unfavorable way, he should be able to juxtapose such an effort with the type of tradition he desires to leave and make the right choice. I, obviously, will like to see him choose that which is patriotic, that which will help in installing a long-lasting democratic procedure,” he stated.

A brand-new Electoral Law is anticipated to have actually been in existence at least 12 months before an election, for it to be used. Nigeria’s basic elections are anticipated to begin in February 2023 thus leaving President Buhari with a short time to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for it to come into effect for the elections.