President Muhammadu Buhari has given two conditions to be met by the National Assembly (NASS) before he can sign the electoral bill into law.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari made the conditions known on Wednesday during an interview aired live on Channels TV.
Buhari said he would sign the electoral bill if the NASS includes consensus candidates and indirect primaries into the bill.
“All I said (is that) there should be options. We must not insist that it has to be direct; it should be consensus and indirect,” Buhari said.
Asked if he would sign if the lawmakers effect the change in that direction, he affirmed, “Yes, I will. I will sign”.
He added: “There should be options, you can’t dictate to people and say you are doing democracy. Give them other options so they can make a choice.
“Personally, I do not support direct primary because I want people to be given a choice.
“You can’t give them one option and think that you are being democratic. Let them have three options – there is the consensus”.
