President MUHAMMADU BUHARI will likely sign the amendment bill into law on Wednesday, February 23 .

This came after his special adviser on media and publicity FEMI ADESINA disclosed that a bill about electoral reforms needs proper scrutiny, before the president's assent.

 ADESINA who made the statement on a monitored programme,   faulted those accusing the president of delaying the signing of the bill, stressing that the president's action was still within the requirements of the constitution.

This comes amid protests by civil society groups in Abuja demanding that President Buhari assent the bill.

The National Assembly on January 31, transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President MUHAMMADU BUHARI for assent.

President BUHARI’S Senior Special Assistant on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator BABAJIDE OMOWORARE explained that the transmission of the bill was in line with the provisions of Section 58 (3) of the 1999 Constitution and the Acts Authentication Act Cap. 

President BUHARI withheld his assent to the bill in November last year, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections, security challenges, and possible manipulation of electoral processes by political actors as part of the reasons for his decision.