Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose has commended the National Assembly for its passage of the bill to
reduce the age limits for elective positions, calling for total removal of age
barrier from eligibility to contest elections in the country.
The governor, who assured that
the Ekiti State House of Assembly will endorse the bill when presented to it,
called on other States Houses of Assembly to endorse the bill, saying; “There
is no nation that can develop without giving its youths opportunity to serve.”
In a statement issued in Ado
Ekiti on Friday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said: “There is nothing wrong in a 30
year old contesting for President not to even talk of 35 year old because the
future of Nigeria belongs to the youths.”
The governor also declared that
he was already putting into practice provisions of the bill in Ekiti State,
explaining that it was in
recognition of the importance of youth’s involvement in governance that he restricted the age anyone can contest for councilor to between 18 and 40 years and those above 50 from contesting chairmanship election.
recognition of the importance of youth’s involvement in governance that he restricted the age anyone can contest for councilor to between 18 and 40 years and those above 50 from contesting chairmanship election.
“I salute the National Assembly
for passing this very important bill that will enable young Nigerians to
contest for President at 35, governor at 30 and House of Representative or State
Assemblies at 25. But the National Assembly should have removed the age barrier
completely,” the governor said.
The governor, who reiterated his
resolve to enforce age limit for local government positions, said; “This bill
passed by the National Assembly has reinforced my position on age limit for
local council positions in Ekiti State.
“It is my position that our
youths must be allowed to participate in governance since they are the ones who
provide the largest votes during elections.
“Most importantly, the future
belongs to the youths and I believe that they should be giving prominent roles
in structuring that future which belongs to them.”
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