The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has affirmed that youths now not have an excuse to not take the lead within the 2023 election including that the poll ought to witness extra younger Nigerians vying for elective positions.
He stated they’ve been legally empowered by the Not Too Young To Run Act signed into regulation by the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2018, which affirmed the entire essence of their constitutional and allied statutory freedoms.
The governor made this identified on Monday at a 3-day retreat of younger Nigerian Parliamentarians in Lagos themed ‘Youth Alliance Preparatory To The 2023 General Elections’ the place he was represented by his Special Adviser on Youths and Students Affairs, Jubril Ogundare.
Governor Bello famous that The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was now in Conference Stage and choices over the conduct of social gathering primaries and digital transmission of ballot outcomes should be concluded swiftly and truthfully, with full regards for the relevant info and realities of our fashionable age.
Governor Bello hailed the organizers for fronting such a daring and worthy theme which completely befits younger people like them who’ve achieved the near-impossible in Nigeria, contesting and successful elections into excessive public places of work at a comparatively younger age.
He stated, “A nation must be equitable and allow everyone to thrive on his own merits. Tribe, religion, class, age, gender or physical ability must not be used to discriminate against or marginalise anyone and civics must encourage cooperation and integration as a cardinal tenet of citizenship. We have to start substituting the place of residence for the state of origin and finding ways to immediately and brutally punish corruption in private and public spheres.”
