This Is The New Age Qualification To Run For A Political Office In Nigeria

This Is The New Age Qualification To Run For A Political Office In Nigeria - NAIRALEAK

This Is The New Age Qualification To Run For A Political Office In Nigeria

This is new age qualification to run for a political office as approved by the Nigerian Senate during the constitution review exercise yesterday.

Before now, a person must be at least 40 years of age to be elected President or Vice President, 35 to Be a Senator or State Governor, and 30 to be a Representative in parliament.

This approval was given at The Constitution Review Exercise Yesterday July 26,2017.

The Not Too Young To Run bill has been a subject of discuss recently seeks to remove the age limits in the requirement for Running for elective office as stated in the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended.

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