The Director General of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has accused the National Assembly of putting their interests over that of Nigerians, as controversy continues to trail the rejection of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.

Keyamo made the allegation while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics yesterday.

“I want to say clearly to Nigerians that we got to this point because of the self-serving nature of the National Assembly,” he said.

Earlier, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, claimed the Buhari administration was desperate and wanted to retain power by all means.


He had called on called on Nigerians and the international community to pressure the President to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.

But Keyamo described the allegations as unnecessary and explained the rationale behind the President’s decision.

“The same international community they are appealing to will tell them that international conventions all over the world say that in any build-up to any election, it is wrong, it is against the international best practices to make any changes in any electoral law less than six months to any election.

“If the President signs the Electoral Act Amendment Bill now, our elections will not be deemed to be credible, our elections will not be deemed to be free and fair.

“If he does not sign it like he has refused to do, that is when it will be deemed free and fair,” he added.

Keyamo stressed that the President’s reason that the signing of the bill was too close to the elections was in tandem with the international protocol.

According to him, elections were cancelled in Kenya because of a similar situation in the country.

He said, “Nigerians don’t know that the version of the bill that was transmitted to the President in August this year, which was the third time, did not include the provision regarding the card reader.

“If the President does not want card reader, the President would have quickly signed that version that was sent to him in August. It was the President that pointed it out to them.”






Source: http://www.nigerianeye.com/2018/12/why-buhari-refused-to-sign-electoral.html?m=1

Do you agree with him?

Why are the PDP Afraid of using an Electoral law, they created and signed into Law?

Does it mean all the elections, that returned them consistently for 16 years were rigged?

Why are they now desperate to change it?

If I may ask, why do you think he is unfit to be a lawyer?

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Keyamo is unfit to be a lawyer..
I Recommend that He Should be De-Saned Immediately

I don't think they are desperate. Rather I will agree with the change because every bill is subject to ammendment as a nation progresses in time and function... Since new protocols like card readers etc have been introduced to the electoral sequence, I believe amendments should be made to cover this. Or what do you think?

CilicMarin:
Why are the PDP Afraid of using an Electoral law, they created and signed into Law?

Does it mean all the elections, that returned them consistently for 16 years were rigged?

Why are they now desperate to change it?

Kaptainemeka:
I don't think they are desperate. Rather I will agree with the change because every bill is subject to ammendment as a nation progresses in time and function... Since new protocols like card readers etc have been introduced to the electoral sequence, I believe amendments should be made to cover this. Or what do you think?

Card Reader has been in use since 2015..So nothing changes..

But was it cited in the electoral act?? Not debunking it's historic existence, just saying is it covered by national law??

CilicMarin:


Card Reader has been in use since 2015..So nothing changes..

CilicMarin:

Card Reader has been in use since 2015..So nothing changes..

The card reader that only constitute to 25% of Buhari's vote?

gurunlocker:


The card reader that only constitute to 25% of Buhari's vote?

Since 2015 that Started Zero Incident form and 100% Biometric. How many elections has the PDP won?

How come Osun State had over 800, 000 Votes in the just concluded bye election, while Anambra State could only boast of a little above 200,000?

How come the bye elections that returned Bayelsa State Governor had less than 150 000 votes?

CilicMarin:


Since 2015 that Started Zero Incident form and 100% Biometric. How many elections has the PDP won?

How come Osun State had over 800, 000 Votes in the just concluded bye election, while Anambra State could only boast of a little above 200,000?

How come the bye elections that returned Bayelsa State Governor had less than 150 000 votes?

Are you talking about the vote buying elections?

gurunlocker:


Are you talking about the vote buying elections?

Whatever but ponder on the Numbers

Buhari have always be a buck-passing or blame game president but he sensed that the electoral amendment act will not give him the undue advantage of illiterate almajiris voting comfortably for him hence refused consent.

keyamo head is empty just like buhari

This "senior advocate of nonsense" is just concerned bout his stomach

No dick is bigger than a baby's head. Unnecessary screaming during sex should end in 2018

I blame both the executive and the Law makers on this! Click like if you blame the Executive and Share if you blame the Law makers !!

Whether Buhari signs the electoral bill or not, all I know is that Taribu West will win the presidential election come 2019...yay, who slap me?

watched it live. makes some sense

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6mths... something he rejected how many times again?

Because he wants to rig


Buhari is afraid of losing

Biafrans again


What do they really want

Confused morons

ZombieTAMER:
Because he wants to rig


Buhari is afraid of losing

Shut up . Ipob jew
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Keyamo, the second in command of APC arm of lies after lie lie Mohammed. Can anyone ever take u serious? I doubt.

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Dangote is not capable to buy a club he's just disturbing us

Buhari is afraid...

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How can he sign his death warrant? Daura all the way!