Senate, passed a bill which proposed 35-
years as the minimum age for the office of
the president from the initial 40-years
mandated by the 1999 constitution.
The lawmakers also moved a motion to
encourage Nigerian youths to contest for
the post of Governor or Senator at the age
of 30, away from the initial 35years limit
mandated by the 1999 constitution.
While commenting on the new bill titled “Not
Too Young To Run”, the lawmaker
representing Kaduna Central Senatorial
District, Senator Shehu Sani, on explained
why the Upper Legislative Chamber passed
the bill.
Sani, who is the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Local and Foreign debts, said
the Senate passed the bill so that young
Nigerians can contest for elective positions.
In a tweet via his twitter handle, the
Kaduna-born lawmaker said Nigeria stood
to benefit a lot from the fresh ideas of the
youth if they occupied public offices.
“We voted yes so that the young can now
run for public office for the nation to benefit
from their fresh ideas,” Sani wrote.
