President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 31, finally sign the 'Not Too Young to Run' bill into law.
The president disclosed this in a tweet via his official Twitter account, saying: "Yesterday I hosted a talented group of young Nigerians who will soon be traveling to Russia carrying the passions & emotions of 180 million people.
Today I look forward to welcoming to the State House another group of young Nigerians, as I sign into law the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill."
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During his Democracy day broadcast on Tuesday, May 29, President Buhari had revealed that he would be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign the bill soon.
The #NotTooYoungToRun Bill seeks to alter the Section 65, 106, 131, 177 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) to reduce the age qualification for the office of the President from 40 years to 30 years; Governor 35 to 30, Senate 35 to 30, House of Representatives 30 to 25 and State House of Assembly 30 to 25.
The Bill also seeks to mainstream independent candidacy into Nigeria’s electoral process.
NAIJ.com previously reported that Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said that the passage and assent to the #NotTooYoungToRun bill, will be the first phase in the journey for more youth inclusion in politics.
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Saraki made the statement at a meeting with the Not Too Young Run movement comprising of many notable groups in the country.
The Senate president encouraged Nigerian youths to advocate for free and fair elections, stating that the next step in the advocacy process is to ensure that more young people have their Permanent Voter's Cards (PVCs).
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Source: Naija.ng