{"id":123311,"date":"2021-12-21T05:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T04:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=123311"},"modified":"2021-12-21T05:51:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T04:51:01","slug":"electoral-bill-wike-speaks-on-direct-primary-reveals-why-buhari-wont-give-assent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/21\/electoral-bill-wike-speaks-on-direct-primary-reveals-why-buhari-wont-give-assent\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral bill: Wike speaks on direct primary, reveals why Buhari won&#8217;t give assent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has stated the clause on direct primaries for political parties was deliberately included in the electoral act amendment bill so that the president would not assent to it.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent on November 19.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation provides for electronic transmission of election results and the compulsory use of direct primary to pick candidates by all political parties.<\/p>\n<p>There have been calls for the national assembly to veto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/ozekhome-nass-can-override-buhari-if-he-vetoes-electoral-bill\/\">electoral bill<\/a> if Buhari refuses to sign it.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement released by the special assistant on media, Kelvin Ebiri.<\/p>\n<p>Wike\u00a0said it is obvious to him and \u201call discerning minds\u201d that the clause on direct primaries was inserted into the electoral bill as an excuse for the president to refuse assent to it.<\/p>\n<p>Wike reportedly spoke o Monday at the flag-off of the Chokocho-Igbodo road performed by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, in Etche LGA of the state.<\/p>\n<p>He accused APC governors and the lawmakers of deceiving Nigerians, alleging that the lawmakers had secretly agreed to scuttle the possibility of transmitting election results electronically in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wike, the lawmakers are not interested in protecting the interest of Nigerians and ensuring that elections are free and fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree weeks ago, I told Nigerians that there is a conspiracy not to have a free, fair, transparent election in 2023 and that conspiracy was very clear. And I told Nigerians, Mr President will not sign the electoral act amendment bill,\u201d Wike was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat APC resolved in the meeting they had was that their problem is not necessarily direct primaries, but the electronic transmission of result in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they allow that, obviously APC will lose the election in 2023 and they told themselves that the only way we can survive that is to include the direct primaries in the bill so that Mr President can use that as an excuse, that he will not sign the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, you don\u2019t have a national assembly that has what it takes, that will stand for the people, that will say \u2018look, we were elected by the people and we want to give the people the best\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody in the national assembly, not even the leadership, can have what it takes to say \u2018Mr President, for the interest of Nigerians, we are going to veto this your refusal\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wike said the way forward is for Nigerians \u201cnot to repeat the mistakes of 2015 and 2019\u201d and \u201csend the APC government packing\u201d in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has stated the clause on direct primaries for political parties was deliberately included in the electoral act amendment bill so that the president would not assent to it. 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