NTYR: NYCN presidential hopeful wants youths in Buharis cabinet
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the bill which was signed on thursday was passed by the national assembly in july 2017 to alter sections 65 106 131 177 of the constitution to reduce the age qualification for president from 40 to 30 house of representatives membership from 30 to 25 and state house of assembly membership from 30 to 252 80 per cent of the votes in 2015 came from the youths constituency but they were not reciprocated in terms of appointment1 he said that the position of youth minister in nigeria was occupied by somebody above 35 years1 comrade innocent nduanya an aspirant to the seat of the president national youth council of nigeria nycn has commended president muhammadu buhari for assenting to the not too young to run bill1 president buhari however noted that the new bill did not tamper with the age qualifications for governor and the senate which remained at 351 nduanya said president buhari had achieved so much in the last three years but could have achieved far better if youths were appointed into various position in his cabinet1 nigerian youths supported president buhari and voted him massively in 2015 election but got less or nothing in terms of appointment in his cabinet1 nduanya who spoke with newsmen at the youth house abuja urged the president to do more for the youths by appointing youths into his cabinet1 i urge president buhari and state governors to emulate the anambra state willie obiano for his youth inclusiveness and support to the youth constituency1 the anambra state governor gave full support for the not too young to run as he encouraged youths through various appointments in his cabinet1 according to him anambra is the most peaceful state in nigeria today because of the peaceful atmosphere created by the governor through provision of security and youth inclusiveness in governance1 the nycn presidential hopeful said nycn under his leadership would use the structure of the council in the 774 local governments in nigeria to mobilise support for every aspiring youth 2019 general elections1 he urged youths to obtain their permanent voters card and utilise them wisely in the next election1 ndunaya said that with voter education and awareness nigeria youths are capable of replicating the 150 million votes they cast in the recent big brother naija in 2019 general election1 he appealed to buhari to recall and assent to the peace corp of nigeria bill as it was very dear to the teeming nigerian youths1

NYCN cautions youths against abusing Not Too Young to Run Act
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the bill which was signed on thursday was passed by the national assembly in july 2017 to alter sections 65 106 131 177 of the constitution to reduce the age qualification for president from 40 to 30 house of representatives membership from 30 to 25 and state house of assembly membership from 30 to 252 comrade obinna nwaka director political and democratic matters national youth council of nigeria nycn has applauded president muhammadu buhari for signing the not too young to run to bill in to law1 nwaka in a statement on friday in abuja said that by assenting to the bill buhari made history and demonstrated his commitment towards deepening democracy1 he however urged youths to take advantage of the bill and avoid abusing the privilege1 buhari however noted that the new bill did not tamper with the age qualifications for governor and the senate which remained at 351 nwaka said that the president had during the 2018 democracy celebration live broadcast gave the assurance to accent the bill in order to assuage the yearnings and agitation of the youths1 the nigerian youths both at home and in the diaspora commend mr president for giving us sense of belonging in ensuring he constitutionally empowers the youths in politics to enhance proper inclusiveness in governance and decision making1 while commending the president for assenting the bill which indeed will politically empower nigerian youths we also implore him to ensure he accent bills that will economically empowers the youths to avoid over reliance on politics1 we commend nigeria youths for their patience peaceful protests coordination and resilience we sincerely appreciate both the upper and lower chambers of the national assembly for supporting the bill1 we urge nigeria youths not to sell their mandates or abuse the privilege but to take advantage of the bill to develop themselves and contribute their own quota to development he said1