restricting Presidential aspirants to an age minimum of 40
years.
Speaking during a youth summit organized by Nigerian
Young Professionals Forum at the International
Conference Centre in Abuja, the President said he would
support legislation allowing younger Nigerians to seek the
highest office in the land.
The President said, "The youths have no limit in terms of
number and capacity to lead this country to greatness. The
only limit is that for youths to contest as President, they
need to be 40.
"If Gen. Yakubu Gowon was able to rule this country at 32,
there is no reason why the youths should not be given the
chance.
"I think what the youth should do now is to come together,
and I will support you, and take a bill to the National
Assembly to amend some discriminatory provisions of the
constitution in terms of age.''
"I always say that whenever you read newspapers, watch
television or listen to the radios, those who preach hate,
quarrel and try to divide us on the basis of ethnicity and
religion are not the young people but grandfathers," he
noted.
"The youths live with whomever they are comfortable with
regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation; they want to
marry whomever they love.
"They are not like those old people who are disturbing us,
who want to divide us based on religion and all kinds of
sentiments," he said.
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