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Nigerian Tribune
Nigerian Tribune
Months before the 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari succumbed to intense pressure from his close allies not to sign the Electoral Act 2018. In a letter dated March 3, conveying his decision to veto the bill, Buhari predicated it on his assumption that it could “create uncertainty and confusion about the applicable legislation to govern the process. “Any real or apparent change to the rules this close to the election may provide an opportunity for disruption and confusion in respect of which law governs the electoral process,” he wrote to the Senate. Apparently, members of a cabal are poised to …