The long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 has been signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The coast is now clear for INEC to re-arrange the calendar for the 2023 General Elections and proceed with plans for the election.
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During a ceremony at the presidential villa in Abuja on Friday, he signed the document at 12:27 pm.
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present at the ceremony.
Senator Babajide Omoworare, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), placed the document on the table for signature.
The President proposed a few amendments, which he urged the National Assembly to consider as soon as possible.
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