#NotTooYoungToRun, Bill Signed By President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has  signed "Not Too Young  To Run" Bill at the Aso Rock Villa today.

The bill was sponsored by Hon. Tony Nwulu in the House of Representatives and Sen. AbdulAziz Nyako in the Upper Chambers.

The motto of the campaign is 'Promote Increased Youth Participation in the Political Process' and the campaign is now global denoted with a hastag#NotTooYoungToRun

The president signed the bill this afternoon inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

President Buhari in his Democracy Day broadcast on Tuesday, affirmed give consent to the bill.

The National Assembly passed the bill last year to amend Sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the Constitution to reduce the age qualification for president from 40 to 30; governor from 35 to 30; senator from 35 to 30; House of Representatives membership from 30 to 25 and State House of Assembly membership from 30 to 25, respectively..

HAPPENING NOW: President @MBuhari just signed into law the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill. pic.twitter.com/xJ1EwXf9YG

— Government of Nigeria (@AsoRock) May 31, 2018

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