A bill seeking to bar individuals above the age of 60 from contesting for Nigeria’s presidential and gubernatorial elections has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives.
The proposed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, aims to amend sections of the 1999 Constitution to introduce an age limit for candidates seeking the nation’s top political offices.
According to the bill, anyone contesting for the position of President or Governor must not be older than 60 at the time of the election.
Additionally, the bill stipulates that candidates must possess at least a Bachelor’s degree as a minimum educational requirement.
Sections 131 and 177 of the constitution would be amended to reflect these new criteria if the bill becomes law.
If the bill scales legislative scrutiny and is signed into law, President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, will miss out on the 2027 presidential contest as they are all above 60 years.
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This is great IAM a hundred percent in support of the bill barning old ages from.contesting especially the sit of number one citizen that’s the president because old people’s momory is gone and they are only messing up always drawing the country backwards going abroad for medical check-up always they can’t Evan think properly to move the nation forward let some one of an energetic age be our president who can act fast move fast think fast and positive
Which means Pbat cannot run for second term.