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The Town Hall Debate: Election Security and Party Primaries

“A free and fair election is evidence of Democracy. Can we truly say we have a free and fair election process in Nigeria?” These words welcomed the audience to the “Fixing Nigerian Elections” town hall debate held on Channels TV. It enunciated the need for a discussion on the failing electoral system in Nigeria. Honourable... Read More

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October 26, 2018

#YNaijaPolitico: The mindset of Nigerians during elections is unfortunately attached to ‘money’ | ACPN candidate, Atolusi Damilola says

Unlike some years back when young politicians could not do more than be party members, the Not Too Young To Run Bill has opened doors for younger people to run for offices – thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Democracy

Not Too Young To Run: A story of people, power and democratic renewal (I)

Nigeria operates a rigid constitution. Rigid constitutions by their nature are complicated and painstaking to change. It takes time, effort and resources to insert a comma, full stop or delete a word from a rigid constitution. This is attributed to the cumbersome amendment process prescribed in the law that makes it nearly impossible to amend... Read More

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Not Too Young To Run: We finally have our victory, but it is too soon to celebrate

One long battle has been won in a sweet thrilling fashion. The assent to the constitutional amendments contained in the Not Too Young To Run bill by President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday was the making of history, no doubt. For the first time, Nigerians within a certain age bracket who were previously excluded from seeking... Read More

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Modern Democratic Party: Nigerian youth reposition for active political leadership

With the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill still pending approval by President Muhammadu Buhari, youth in Nigeria have began to position themselves for political leadership and active participation in the upcoming elections in 2019 and beyond, especially with the registration of the new Modern Democratic Party. The new party, led by 27-year old activist... Read More

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Not-too-young-to-run: Why the Nigerian Youth Are Not Yet Ready for Leadership

The 2019 Nigerian general election is less than a year away and preparations are predictably in top gear for the country’s fifth democratic transition since its return to civilian leadership in 1999. The atmosphere is politically charged and pre-electioneering buzz has taken over the print, broadcast and social media. Among the issues on the front burner... Read More

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December 12, 2017

Opinion: Not Too Young To Run — The Nigerian Senate’s golden gift

by Folakunle Adeagbo The Nigerian Senate gets a lot of flak from young Nigerians, especially in the social media space. Interestingly, on Twitter, there is a Qatari businessman called Nasser Al-Saadi whose handle is @NASS, who is regularly at the receiving end of frank, unsavoury and angry opinions from Nigerians who have mistaken him for... Read More

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November 11, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – The 11th of November

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Benue Police intercept 1,427 live ammunition NOUN denies over 5,000 PG students graduation for scoring less than 3.0 CGPA Youth Summit ask “older Nigerians” to drop their Presidential ambition, provide alternative

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August 15, 2017

What about ASUU strike and #NotTooYoungToRun?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The opinion pieces and comments are still rolling on the passage of the Not Too Young To Run Bill by both Houses of the National Assembly. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives had, on July 26 and 27, passed the amendment to the 1999 Constitution to reduce the age... Read More

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August 10, 2017

[The Activism Blog] The #NotTooYoungToRun has moved from a bill to a movement

The #NotTooYoungToRun social media trend has moved from being a bill passed by the National Assembly into a movement. Led by Moremi Ojudu, placard-carrying youth, under the auspices of Youth Next marched in Lagos today, August 10, 2017, from Ikeja under bridge to the State’s House of Assembly but only met with the Majority Leader of... Read More

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“There should be no age limit for president” – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Sunday, that anyone, notwithstanding the age, should be allowed to lead the country, as long as the citizens chose the person. He noted that it would be wrong to determine minimum age for a presidential candidate without also specifying the maximum age beyond which one would no longer be able... Read More

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The #NotTooYoungToRun campaign needs the #NotTooPoorToRun campaign to succeed

by Tosin Adesina In the build up to the 2011 Presidential elections, foremost media entrepreneur, Dele Momodu, the publisher of Ovation Magazine contested for the Presidency under the banner of the Labour Party and he eventually emerged as the candidate; the shock that happened few weeks to the election is what Dele Momodu won’t forget... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. House Of Reps Passes #NotTooYoungToRun Bill Just like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that reduces the age for election as President. 2. You Were Born A Slave And Will Die A Slave | Fani-Kayode Blasts Okorocha Former Minister of Aviation, Femi... Read More

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House of Reps passes #NotTooYoungToRun Bill

Just like the Nigerian Senate, the House of Representatives has passed the Bill that reduces the age for election as President. The bill seeks to alter Sections 65, 106, 131, 177 of the Constitution to reduce the age qualification for the offices of the President and Governor and membership of the Senate, House of Representatives,... Read More

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The #NotTooYoungToRun Movement commends the Senate for the passage of the Age Reduction Bill

The Not Too Young To Run movement has commended the Nigerian Senate for the passage of the historic age reduction bill seeking to reduce the age for running for the office of the President, from 40 to 35; Governor, from 35 to 30; House of Representatives, from 30 to 25; and State House of Assembly,... Read More

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Atiku: Not too ruined to run?

by Alexander O. Onukwue There was a march by youths in Abuja today, in protest of the suppression of the Not Too Young To Run Bill in the National Assembly. It is being reported that the Senate will vote on the Bill tomorrow, leading to a push by concerned civil society groups that the wish... Read More

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Youth protest at N’Assembly over ‘Not too young to run’ bill

A group of youth on Tuesday protested at the National Assembly to demand the passage of the ‘not too young to run’ bill. Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman human rights commission, while addressing the protesters said the youth were the future of the country. “We are in a country with median age of 19 but people who want... Read More

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National Day of Action: #NotTooYoungToRun Movement marches to the National Assembly

As the National Assembly prepares to vote on constitutional amendment clauses from Tuesday the 25th of July 2017, the Not Too Young To Run (NTYTR) movement will embark on a National Day of Action on the Not Too Young To Run Bill to mobilize support for the passage of the proposed amendment on age requirement... Read More

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#NotTooYoungToRun Movement issues response to Speaker Dogara

The Not Too Young To Run movement received with pleasure, the statement issued by the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara reaffirming his commitment and that of the House of Representatives to the passage of the Not Too Young to Run bill seeking a removal of age limits... Read More

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#NotTooYoungToRun: Youth groups threaten showdown with lawmakers over exclusion of bill

53 youth organisations have given 48 hours to the leadership of the National Assembly to include the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill in the report of the ongoing constitution review process or face mass action. according to Sahara Reporters. Holding a press conference in Abuja, the groups’ demands were contained in a statement with several... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] The National Assembly has killed #NotTooYoungToRun, and Nigerian youth are fighting back

You should know YIAGA (Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement), they have pioneered the massively successive #NotTooYoungToRun campaign alongside other advocacy groups – successful not just in capturing popular imagination, but also in driving the conversation – for the barriers to entry for young people into elected office to come crashing down. Well, in... Read More

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Opinion: 7 things wrong with the new ‘generation shift’ mantra

by Jideofor Adibe Since the election of Emmanuel Macron, 39, as the youngest President of France, several Nigerian writers have suddenly rediscovered an old mantra: ‘generation shift’. With Buhari’s official age at 74, these writers warn that Macron is an emphatic indication that the ‘old order’ is crumbling fast, and that the ‘new generation’... Read More

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Election

Reuben Abati: The New President in France

by Reuben Abati Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year old who was sworn in on Sunday, May 14 as the new President of France has become a reference model for persons who would also like to see young Nigerians occupy high positions of responsibility, including the Presidency. There is a Not-Too-Young-To-Run-Campaign already being promoted, with plans to... Read More

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#NotTooYoungToRun: 5 Takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s victory

by Mark Amaza It is a week since 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron was elected as the new President of France, making him the youngest leader not just in Europe, but one of the youngest globally. For us in Africa, it is a stark contrast to the ages of our leaders where 21 countries are led by... Read More

Thinking Through

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Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The Nigerian youth don’t need unity

by Jude Feranmi There has been so much ado about how to fix the mess that is Nigeria. As things stand at almost half the year, we don’t have a budget. We have also been told not to worry about the health status of the president except that we now have to take things slowly... Read More

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The Thread: How Nigerian youth can take back political power

The Nigerian youth are mired in despair and hopelessness that they will never see this country achieve its economic and leadership potential, that they are disallowed from partipating in politics, that corruption will continue to be Nigeria’s signature and the current political class will continue to hold it over the rest of the country. Writer... Read More

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January 16, 2017

Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The need for physical organising

by Jude Feranmi Those who elect corrupt politicians are not victims, they are accomplices – George Orwell Have you ever wondered how Martin Luther King, Mahtama Ghandi, Nelson Mandela organised the entire masses of people for the political causes they believe in? Do you get inspired, have goose bumps or even feel angry when you... Read More

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January 9, 2017

Hamzat Lawal: Code and the politics of ‘us’ versus ‘them’

by Hamzat Lawal “If you ever think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito!” – Wendy Lesko, Executive Director, Youth Activism Project. I have often read and heard thinkers- mostly political scientists – say that oppositional thinking is crucial to social change, especially when these thoughts... Read More

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August 28, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: Dilemma of the Nigerian youth

by Gimba Kakanda These past weeks, I’ve had reason to reflect more on the place of the Nigerian youth in politics and public service. The inspiration for this was the hypocrisy I witnessed all the times our gerontocratic political establishment opened its door for the young join to them. The strangest dilemma is this: the youth... Read More

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August 12, 2016

YNaija Poll: Is Buhari’s government doing enough for the Nigerian youth? (WATCH)

In the build up to the 2015 general elections in which Muhammadu Buhari won with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), several promises were made. One of the promises made was to include more youths in key positions and governance roles. To mark the International Youth Day, YNaija took a poll on how... Read More

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