The senator representing Kwara North in the National Assembly, Sen. Sadiq Umar, has explained why the Senate failed to override President Muhammadu Buhari after he refused to grant assent to the electoral bill.
Addressing journalists, in Ilorin, on Friday, Sen. Umar revealed that senators did not believe all the reasons adduced by the President for his refusal to assent the bill.
He added that even if they overruled the President on the bill, it would be declared null and void because there had to be concurrence between the two chambers.
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In the words of the senator, “What happened was that after the National Assembly passed the electoral amendment act, the president wrote back to us giving reasons why he could not assent to it.
“We believe some of the reasons, some we don’t. For the senate, we were ready to override the president at that time.
“For us, we were prepared to do what we wanted to do but given our rules and constitutional provision, even if we eventually overruled the president in the senate, it would have been null and void, because there has to be concurrence by the two chambers.
“So, the senators also bought into the decision of the Green Chamber to consult with our people so that when we resume, we will do what the people want us to do or what we think is best for Nigeria,” Sen. Umar said.
