President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday made a case for the amendment of the nation’s constitution to abolish the age limit for anybody aspiring to become the President of the country. The Constitution currently stipulates 40 years as the minimum age for anybody seeking the highest office in the land. But Jonathan said the age limit was a discrimination against Nigerian youths who he said have all the wherewithals to rule the country. Jonathan made his position known at an international youth summit organised by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He said if a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), could rule the country at the age of 32, there was nothing wrong in giving youths a chance to lead. While urging the youth, who attended the summit with the theme “Capacity for Change for a New Nigeria” to initiate a bill to the National Assembly for the amendment of the provision, Jonathan promised to support such a step.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:09:06 +0000
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