Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja
The Coalition of United Political Parties, which is made up of about 38 political parties and associations, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the All Progressives Congress of planning to scuttle the 2019 general elections.
It alleged that part of the plot was the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the new Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
The CUPP said Friday was the last working day within the 30-day constitutional period given to the President to sign the bill.
The spokesman for the group, Mr. Ikenga Ugochiyere, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday, that instead of signing the bill, President Buhari decided to travel to China with a bloated entourage.
He said the coalition had earlier raised the alarm that the President was unwilling to sign the amendment into law.
Ugochinyere alleged that a leader of the APC met with the President after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday night where he said the decision not to sign the amendment bill was sealed.
He said the APC and the President believe that signing the bill would lead to the defeat of the ruling party in the September 22 governorship election in Osun State.
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