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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday finally signed into law the Not Too Young To Run bill, bringing to an overbearing end, the seclusion of young persons from the politics of Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru reports President Buhari, flanked by a number of Nigerian youths, signed the Not Too Young To Run bill in the Council Chambers of the State House at Abuja.
The President, signing the bill into law, today, fulfilled the promise he made in his nationwide broadcast in commemoration of the nation’s 2018 Democracy Day on Tuesday.
He said, “In few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the ‘Not too young to run’ bill”.
The bill, which is part of the process to amend the 1999 Constitution, seeks to reduce the minimum age requirement for elective positions in the country.
Member representing Oshodi-Isolo II, State Lagos State, Tony Nwulu, sponsored the bill in the House of Representatives.
It was first passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives in July 2017. Many state houses of assembly in the country have also passed the bill.
Speaking shortly before President Buhari signed the bill into law, Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said, “We passed the Not Too Young To Run Bill because it is a crime against humanity to exclude youths from politics and governance”.
“They are our greatest assets in Nigeria,” he added.
The Not Too Young To Run Bill hitherto reduced the minimum age to run for post of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 40 to 35 years, State and Federal representatives from 30 to 25.
Senator and governorship age limits remain the same at 30 years of age.
“More than half of our 180 million population are young people under the age of 30. Today’s signing of the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill represents the beginning of the inclusion of this vital segment into our nation-building,” Senate President Bukola Saraki stated after the signing of the bill into law.
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