Not Too Young To Run Bill
4 Mar 2018
With the adoption of the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill by 25 state houses of assembly, Nigerian youths have been cautioned that the bill was not open to persons without substance. Mr Bamikole Omishore, Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Foreign Affairs and International Relations, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News…
19 Feb 2018
The age reduction bill, popularly referred to as Not Too Young To Run Bill, has received the affirmative votes from twenty-five (25) state assemblies. With this passage, the bill has met the constitutional threshold prescribed by Section 9 (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). The section stipulates that…
18 Feb 2018
A Coalition of 54 non-government organisations, under the umbrella of Not Too Young To Run Movement, has urged all State Houses of Assembly to pass the equally named bill.
30 Nov 2017
A non-governmental group, League of National Patriots, has commenced a nationwide sensitization towards redirecting and positioning the Nigerian youth as activities towards the 2019 general elections approach.
12 Aug 2017
Globally, youths have made and are still making marks in various fields of human endeavour including leadership. In developed countries, they are true leaders of today and tomorrow...
9 Aug 2017
In certain schools of political thought, from time to time, the elite classes drop crumbs of hope to pacify the masses. These crumbs are dropped to propagate the belief that a shift is underway that will eventually lead to real political change. The passing of the Not Too Young to Run Bill, is one of…
29 Jul 2017
According to the National Speaker of NYAN Akhigbe Olumhense, the group has resolved to embark on a nationwide sensitisation campaign to educate young people about the bill, starting with the...
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