Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and activist lawyer, Femi Falana has said that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will not allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free and fair election.
Falana said this due to the fact that the president has rejected the electoral bill twice (2018 and 2021).
“Having rejected to assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill in 2018 and 2021, President Buhari has confirmed beyond any shadow of a doubt that his administration will not allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct credible elections in 2023.
“That is going to be the tragic legacy of the President and the ruling party that was campaigning for electoral reforms before the 2015 general elections.
“The reason adduced for the rejection of the Electoral Amendment Bill is grossly misleading. Section 87 of the current Electoral Act provides for either direct or indirect primaries.
“In fact, the APC used direct primary for the emergence of its presidential candidate in 2019. In other words, President Buhari is a beneficiary of direct primary,” Falana said.
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