[FILE] Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the military staff annual conference, on November 28, 2018, as part of his trip to visit troops on front lines of Boko Haram conflict. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)
The Director of Media of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, said the inclusion of some ‘suspicious’ provisions into the Electoral Act amendment bill remained a rationale behind the President’s Muhammadu Buhari decision not to assent the bill.
Keyamo made the allegation on Sunday in reaction to claims that Buhari declined to assent to the electoral act amendment bill to in order to enhance the chances of him being reelected in 2019.
Buhari’s refusal to sign the bill has drawn criticisms from the opposition and Nigerians amid speculations that the president is against the use of card readers in the 2019 general elections.
In a recent report by DeepDive Intelligence at least 13.5 million Nigerians voted…
