Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will not sign the new electoral legislation, claiming that it does not represent the interests of all Nigerians.

On Sunday, he announced this during a phone-in program on Radio Kano in response to queries.

He claimed that the new election law has a high cost, is discriminatory, and promotes insecurity and that signing it into law will simply create a new crisis that will result in legal challenges.

Malami said, “What you should understand about the leadership of the country most especially as it regards President Muhammadu Buhari on any law presented to him for signing, the President is entitled to certain rights.

“When you talk about politics he has rights, if you talk about the economy, the business community also have rights on him, if you are talking about 60% of Nigerians that are not politicians, if you talk about the economy he also has rights, if you are talking about security, there is also what is expected from him. The President has to consider laws that are sustainable.

“The job of the President is that of politics, economy, business, security, legislation, politicians and non-politicians. This is because the leadership of the country is not for the politicians alone, it is a leadership that affects the social life of the people, their religion, economy, security, and others. This is contrary to the leadership of the legislators which is solely political.

“Therefore, the lawmakers are only concerned about their political inclination while the President is concerned about the entire lives of Nigerians made up of politicians and non-politicians.

“Any bill signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is in the interest of all Nigerians irrespective of their inclinations. He is after satisfying the interest of the over 200 million Nigerians he is serving and not a particular sector.”