The Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for third reading.

The passage followed the adoption of the report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on the bill, which was presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator SULEIMAN NAZIF.

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI had withdrawn assent to the bill three times, raising various constitutional and drafting issues.

The committee had addressed the issues raised by the President in a harmonised, fourth version of the bill, as stated by Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, SULEIMAN NAZIF.

Senate President BUKOLA SARAKI, expressed hope that President BUHARI would assent to the bill when transmitted by the National Assembly.