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Buhari assents Electoral Act amendment bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.
The President assented to the bill about midday today during a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, witnessed the signing of the bill.
The newly signed bill will allow parties have options of whether to use direct or indirect consensus modes of primaries.