Heritagenewsng.com reports that the House of Representatives passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on Thursday.
However, the lawmakers revised the compulsory direct primary clause.
The bill was passed after the removal of clause (84) requiring political parties to only select candidates through direct primaries.
It was reported that the Senate on Wednesday included the consensus mode of primary in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill as suggested by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Both chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate and the House of Representatives, however, deleted compulsory direct primaries from the bill.
