The
Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) attempt to hide under the yet-to-be assented
Electoral Act Amendment bill is an attempt to draw attention away from the
actions of Senate President Bukola Saraki who has refused to convene the
National Assembly to consider at plenary the crucial 2019 Election Budget of
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) Acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini
Nabena, has said.
“The Electoral Amendment Bill passed
by the National Assembly is alive and awaiting assent. However, assent to Bills
in all democratic governments reflects the prudence and discretion of the
president in balancing the powers of key constitutional bodies and
understanding the concerns of the executive,” Nabena also said in a statement
issued yesterday in Abuja.
The APC condemned what it called the
abuse of office by Senate President backed by his PDP cohorts in sabotaging the
executive, specifically INEC.
The party said that all well-meaning
Nigerians have a duty to speak up and ensure that the National Assembly
performs its constitutional role and not serve an individual’s personal
interest and sinister ends of the opposition PDP.
It called on all Nigerians, civil
society and the international community to resist what it referred to the
ongoing travesty and legislative rascality being perpetuated by the Senate
President and the PDP.
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