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| Prince Tonye Princewill |
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has commended President Muhammadu Buhari
for signing the amended electoral bill into law.
In a statement titled “Electoral
bill amendment: We have been vindicated” and circulated to
journalists Mr. Princewill said, “If I was to say that I told you so, I would
be suggesting I knew for a fact beforehand that the President would sign the
bill. What I knew was the President had the interest of Nigerians at heart and
he was keen on putting in place a more significant improvement on how we
conducted elections when compared to what he met in 2015. With the signing of
this bill, he has done just that.”
In his opinion, “two
observations come to mind. One, the election date will have to be shifted to
meet the clause that has imposed on INEC a 360 day timeline to announce the
date of elections to the office of President. The other implication is public
office holders will have to resign before they contest a primary. That is in
contravention with the constitution, as the President has pointed out, so
either the lawmakers will amend it or candidates will go to court to challenge
it if they are denied the privilege of contesting an election on the grounds
that they have not resigned. That leaves it in the hands of the Supreme Court
and my money is on the side of public office holders to win, if the National
Assembly refuses to heed the advice of their President.”
“But make no mistake; this
is a historic day in the affairs of our politics. Our Political parties would
now be best advised to only choose candidates who are popular with their
people. Otherwise Nigerians will do it for them”. Princewill declared
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