The House of Representatives will reintroduce the amended electoral bill, which President Muhammadu Buhari failed to assent to.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed this in his address when the House resumed plenary, on Tuesday.
He said the bill will be reintroduced on Wednesday, adding that the house must amend the Direct Primaries provision in order to save the other sections of the bill.
“We should not throw the baby with the bath water,” he said.
Gbajabiamila lamented that the failure of political parties to maintain a comprehensive membership register was one of the reasons the president declined assent to the bill.
The Speaker noted that the inclusion of the Direct Primaries clause would have forced the parties to have a comprehensive register of their members.
He wondered how the parties have been managing congresses and other activities without a comprehensive membership register.
He further disclosed that, the work of the House on key amendments is yet to be over, adding that the House will pursue constitutional amendment and other legislative duties with enough vigour.
He added that the House has so much to do within a limited time as such, members must redouble their efforts to work within the remaining time.
At a townhall meeting organised by YIAGA Africa on Sunday, the issue of direct primary was the dominant topic.
