Tag: NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN
-
2019: ‘Not Too Young To Run’ movement speaks on Saraki’s presidential declaration
The ‘Not Too Young To Run’ movement has dissociated itself from the formal declaration by Bukola Saraki to run for president on the platform of the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Recall that Saraki, the Senate President, formally made his intention known at an event organised by the group on Thursday in Abuja. The…
-
Buhari deserves commendation – Amb. Nsofor
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U.S., Justice Sylvanus Nsofor (rtd) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for not excluding his office in signing the ‘Not-Too-Young-to-Run’ bill into law. Nsofor, who gave the commendation as a guest speaker at the 2018 International Young Leaders Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, said the youth made up 75…
-
Not Too Young To Run, or Run Away, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Almost all foundations floated by First Ladies are political gimmickry. They die as soon as their spouses leave office. But the staying power of the Leadership Empowerment And Resource Network, LEARN, its deepening commitment to the youths and assisting to solve the myriad of challenges we face as a people, attests to…
-
Don’t contest against me in 2019, Buhari tells youths after signing NTYTR Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday advised Nigerian youths to postpone their presidential ambitions till after 2019. Buhari, who has declared his interest in seeking re-election during the 2019 elections, gave the advice shortly after signing Not-Too-Young-to-Run Bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He described the bill as a landmark law, noting that the…
-
Breaking: Finally, Buhari signs Not Too Young To Run bill into law [Video]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday finally signed into law the Not Too Young To Run bill, bringing to an overbearing end, the seclusion of young persons from the politics of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru reports President Buhari, flanked by a number of Nigerian youths, signed the Not Too Young To Run bill in the Council Chambers of…
-
2019: Hope for Nigerian youths as Buhari promises to sign ‘Not Too Young to Run’ bill
As the country marks the nineteenth year of its democracy, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that he will, in few days, sign into law the ‘Not too young to run’ bill. The President made this promise in a nationwide broadcast in commemoration of the nation’s Democracy Day early on Tuesday. He said, “In few days…
-
Democracy Day: I’ll sign ‘Not Too Young to Run’ bill soon -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will, in few days, sign into law the ‘Not too young to run’ bill. The President made this promise in a nationwide broadcast in commemoration of the nation’s Democracy Day early on Tuesday. He said, “In few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young…
-
State Assemblies will pass ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill before Christmas – Kwara Speaker assures Nigerians
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad, has said the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill will be passed by the various state Houses of Assembly before December 25 this year. Mr. Ahmad gave the assurance in an address at the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ town hall meeting on constitution…
-
Young Nigerians are qualified for leadership- Charly Boy
Ace musician and activist, Charly Boy has reiterated that young Nigerians are ready and qualified for leadership. The singer who is an advocate for young people running for leadership roles made this known in an article he published hours before the Senate passed the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill on Wednesday. The bill’s…