This shift comes only days after President Muhammadu Buhari stated that he was prepared to approve the Electoral Act Amendment Bill after the National Assembly made the required changes. The bill’s direct primary clause had previously stymied its passage; however, in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, the President stated that he was willing to sign it if legislators made changes, which must include the addition of consensus candidates and indirect primary options to the mode of selecting a candidate for an election. Senator Yahaya Abubakar (Kebbi North) raised a motion for a re-…