Nigerian Senate rejects Buhari’s request to delete clause ‘disenfranchising’ political appointees in Electoral Act

Nigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected President Buhari’s request for the upper house to delete the clause in the newly-signed electoral act that in his opinion disenfranchises political appointees. During the signing of the bill on February 25, President Buhari had criticized the section, which he said “constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders.” Section […]

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