The Nigerian Senate has rescinded its decision on Clause 84 of the Electoral Bill, 2021, which deals with the procedure for the conduct of Political Party Primaries following observations by President Muhammad Buhari on the said provision and his decision to withhold assent. The Senate in late 2021 passed a version of the bill and transmitted it to President Muhammadu Buhari who declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Buhari said that the mandatory use of direct primaries for all political parties in the country will be too expensive to execute, saying that it will put a financial burden