The Not Too Young To Run movement has given
President Muhammadu Buhari 8 days ultimatum to
sign the age reduction bill
- The movement gave the ultimatum today, Monday,
May 21 in a press conference in Abuja
- They warned the president that not signing the bill
will amount to political suic*de
The Not Too Young To Run movement has given
President Muhammadu Buhari 8 days ultimatum
to sign the age reduction bill.
The movement gave the ultimatum today,
Monday, May 21 during a press conference in
Abuja as concerns mount over the president's
refusal to assent to the bill 14 days after it got to
his officer from the National Assembly.
Section 58 of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, (as
amended), provides inter alia 'the power of the
National Assembly to make laws shall be exercised by
bills passed by both the Senate and the House of
Representatives and, except as otherwise provided,
assented to by the president. '
The group stated that the imperative for youth
inclusion in the forthcoming 2019 general
elections is not a matter of debate but a
constitutional imperative for democratic
development.
The movement therefore demanded:
1. That the president gives his assent to the age
reduction bill within the next eight (8) days as a
democracy gift to young Nigerians whose only
demand is to be included in the democratic
process.
2. That the president fulfils his commitment to
youth development by assenting to the Not Too
Young To Run bill and the other constitutional
amendment bills.
“The movement also wishes to state here that the support
from the youth will only come if the Not Too Young To Run
bill is speedily passed into law,” the group said.
They stated that the 2019 elections present an
opportunity for young people in Nigeria to assert
their constitutional right not only as voters or
campaign merchants but as qualified electoral
candidates.
They informed that young people will only be
giving their support to political parties who
uphold internal party democracy to safeguard
the emergence of more youth candidates in the
2019 general elections.
Speaking further, one of the conveners of the
movement, Samson Itodo, said it will amount to
political suic*de if the president does not sign
the bill.
Young people in Nigeria constitute over 52 per
cent of voters in Nigeria and the president
himself acknowledged that young people
supported him in 2015.
Majority of the state Houses of Assemblies and
the National Assembly passed this bill which
means it enjoys wide support from Nigerians.
Delaying or not assenting to the bill is going
against the will of majority of the people.
Itodo urged the president to sign the bill and
open up the political space for young people to
participate in the political space.
, YIAGA Africa, a civil society group in
Abuja in partnership with INEC has commenced
a nationwide youth development meeting in a
bid to mainstream the participation of young
people and other marginalised groups in the
electoral process.
The youth consultation meetings which provides
a safe and collaborative space for youth to
contribute to the development of the INEC youth
strategy, kicked off early this month with over
400 young people cutting across various states in
Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari 8 days ultimatum to
sign the age reduction bill
- The movement gave the ultimatum today, Monday,
May 21 in a press conference in Abuja
- They warned the president that not signing the bill
will amount to political suic*de
The Not Too Young To Run movement has given
President Muhammadu Buhari 8 days ultimatum
to sign the age reduction bill.
The movement gave the ultimatum today,
Monday, May 21 during a press conference in
Abuja as concerns mount over the president's
refusal to assent to the bill 14 days after it got to
his officer from the National Assembly.
Section 58 of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, (as
amended), provides inter alia 'the power of the
National Assembly to make laws shall be exercised by
bills passed by both the Senate and the House of
Representatives and, except as otherwise provided,
assented to by the president. '
The group stated that the imperative for youth
inclusion in the forthcoming 2019 general
elections is not a matter of debate but a
constitutional imperative for democratic
development.
The movement therefore demanded:
1. That the president gives his assent to the age
reduction bill within the next eight (8) days as a
democracy gift to young Nigerians whose only
demand is to be included in the democratic
process.
2. That the president fulfils his commitment to
youth development by assenting to the Not Too
Young To Run bill and the other constitutional
amendment bills.
“The movement also wishes to state here that the support
from the youth will only come if the Not Too Young To Run
bill is speedily passed into law,” the group said.
They stated that the 2019 elections present an
opportunity for young people in Nigeria to assert
their constitutional right not only as voters or
campaign merchants but as qualified electoral
candidates.
They informed that young people will only be
giving their support to political parties who
uphold internal party democracy to safeguard
the emergence of more youth candidates in the
2019 general elections.
Speaking further, one of the conveners of the
movement, Samson Itodo, said it will amount to
political suic*de if the president does not sign
the bill.
Young people in Nigeria constitute over 52 per
cent of voters in Nigeria and the president
himself acknowledged that young people
supported him in 2015.
Majority of the state Houses of Assemblies and
the National Assembly passed this bill which
means it enjoys wide support from Nigerians.
Delaying or not assenting to the bill is going
against the will of majority of the people.
Itodo urged the president to sign the bill and
open up the political space for young people to
participate in the political space.
, YIAGA Africa, a civil society group in
Abuja in partnership with INEC has commenced
a nationwide youth development meeting in a
bid to mainstream the participation of young
people and other marginalised groups in the
electoral process.
The youth consultation meetings which provides
a safe and collaborative space for youth to
contribute to the development of the INEC youth
strategy, kicked off early this month with over
400 young people cutting across various states in
Nigeria.
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