{"id":90189,"date":"2021-12-26T00:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T23:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90189"},"modified":"2021-12-26T00:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T23:24:03","slug":"electoral-amendment-nass-dismisses-report-on-collection-of-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/electoral-amendment-nass-dismisses-report-on-collection-of-signatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Amendment: NASS dismisses report on collection of signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m26623\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Speaker, who met the president alongside the Senate President, said he was not aware of any move by the legislators to override the president, saying collection of signatures was not an easy task as being speculated.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI\u2019m not aware of any such as at least not in my chambers. We\u2019re on a break right now, a collection of signatures is not something that is done when we\u2019re on break, when everybody\u2019s scattered.!<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWhat I said very clearly, I made it abundantly clear at our last sitting, that we will look at the President\u2019s veto and his reasons. And when we come back, it\u2019s not something we\u2019re going to do on a knee jerk.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWhen we come back from our recess, there\u2019s still ample time, we will decide one way or the other. Which way to go, the options are there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will do what is right for the Nigerian people. And I made it very clear that we\u2019re not going to throw away the baby with the bathwater.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cNigerians want it and Nigerians will get it. We may have tarried a little while.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut by the time we come back, right, at least as far as the house, and I\u2019m sure the Senate as well, will be the first thing on our agenda. The very week we come back from recess.\u2019\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who also addressed the correspondents, revealed that the recently passed 2022 appropriation bill of 17.13trillion would be transmitted to the president by next week for signing.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe\u2019re very optimistic. In fact, we\u2019re very sure that Mr President will sign the bill into an act of the National Assembly next week by the grace of God. 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