The National Assembly had passed the bill, which, among others, seeks to reshuffle the sequence of polls during a general election. But in his presentation on Wednesday, Nazif said the governorship and state Houses of Assembly polls would now come first, followed by the National Assembly, with the presidential poll coming last. The Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who is the leader of the majority All Progressives Congress Caucus, expressed strong reservations on the amendment. I said it before that I voted against the desire by the National Assembly to determine the sequence of elections. “When you leave that (presidential and National Assembly elections) to come later, suppose something happens, where will Nigeria be, without the National Assembly and the President,” he said.

Source: Punch April 19, 2018 01:07 UTC