President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, has argued that his principal’s reputation is established whether or not he assents to the electoral bill or not.
Recall that Buhari received the electoral act amendment bill from the National Assembly in November and has 30 days to decide its assent.
There have been speculations that Buhari may not sign it, owing to the controversy that trailed the inclusion of the direct mode of primary for political parties.
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Many have argued and pressured the President to sign the bill in order to leave a legacy of bringing sanity to Nigeria’s election process.
Reacting to the notion, Adesina said, “In terms of his image for democratic value, that image is already made. It is almost cast in concrete.
“You will find that one election after the other has been better under President Buhari.
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“Under President Buhari, the governing party has lost — states, legislative seats and so many elections.
“It didn’t use to be. It used to be that whichever party was in power won all elections before by hook or crook; not under President Buhari.
“So, his reputation as somebody who wants to leave clean elections for Nigeria has already been made whether the electoral act is signed or not. It doesn’t distract from that reputation.”
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