Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has promised a swift amendment to the rejected electoral bill, as the document will be reintroduced to the lawmakers on Wednesday, January 19th, for a possible rework.
The Speaker who made the disclosure in his address to welcome members of the House back from the 2021 Christmas holidays at the plenary today, added that the nation can’t afford to “throw the baby with the bathwater” as far the electoral bill was concerned.
He debunked the argument or submission that lack of proper membership registration of the political parties was amongst the reason for rejecting the bill, describing it as appalling.
Gbajabiamila said that it was left for the House to either stick to their guns on the bill with regards to the direct primary mode or rework the bill and retransmit it to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent.
Recall that President Buhari had declined to assent the bill on the basis of some clauses it contained such as the direct primaries as means for selecting candidates of political parties which he said, stood as a threat to the political atmosphere.
