The National Assembly has reportedly transmitted the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent on Monday.
Reports confirming this development, however, failed to give details.
It is understood that the lawmakers reamended the electoral bill, providing options for political parties to use direct primaries, indirect primaries and consensus, as demanded by the president.
The President declined assent to the electoral bill in December last year over contentious clauses in the document, including the adoption of direct primary for political parties in the country.
The lawmakers regrouped earlier this month and resolved to rework the document in the interest of the country.
In the amended bill, the parliament deleted the clause on the compulsory direct primary for all parties in Nigeria and included direct, indirect, and consensus primary modes for the nomination of candidates for elections.
