The House of Representatives yesterday reduced the age at which to contest for the offices of the President and governor to 30 years.
The House also reduced the age of House of Representatives and State House of Assembly to 25 years of age and mainstreamed independent candidacy into Nigeria’s electoral process.
The Bill to this effect, which passed Second Reading on the floor of the House, seeks to alter Sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and stipulated the qualification to contest for the office of the President at 40 and 35 years for governor while the Senate is 35 and 30 years for federal and state Houses of Assembly
Thursday, 9 June 2016
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New Bill: Reps peg age of President, govs at 30
New Bill: Reps peg age of President, govs at 30
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