The Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 passed by the National Assembly will be transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent this week.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Kabiru Gaya, disclosed this on Thursday.
The Senate last week, passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Gaya said that the Senate will test all the voting machines to be used by the electoral umpire before the next general elections.
Gaya said direct primary will deepen democracy even as he expressed optimism that the president will assent to the bill.
He said: “I believe that direct primary is taking democracy to the grassroots. That is what President Buhari always talk about. It will allow people who are card-carrying members of the party can decide who should be their candidate.”
