Operationalise "Not-Too-Young-To Run Law" - CSO urges political parties
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lawal said that that there was need for political parties to prescribe and enforce spending limits for party nomination fees and charges adding that the cost of nomination forms should not exceed n2000000 for presidential aspirant1 itodo said that the rally was organised in order to make some demands to political parties on youth inclusion1 we are asking political parties to prescribe and enforce spending limits for party nomination fees charges and cost for nomination of young candidates1 itodo said that the call became imperative because there were challenges hampering youths participation in spite of the signing into law of the age reduction bill1 according to him the bill cannot be a reality if political parties dont give young people who have the capacity competence and character the opportunity to pick tickets1 he said the movement also wants the parties to reduce the cost of nomination forms and running for primary election1 this is our time. no ticket to young people no youth votes. we want to see young people in the state houses of assembly house of reps senate governors and even the presidency1 itodo said that the movement consisted of over 50 youth groups in the country and would mobilize 50 million youths to vote against any party that failed to keep to the demands of the group1 mr hamzat lawal another convener of the movement said that the group recognized that high cost of forms undermined youths1 the movement is demanding that political parties reserve tickets for young people with character capacity and competence ahead of the 2019 general elections1 according to him the movement highlighted intended cost for picking nomination forms which is n2 000 000 for presidential aspirant n1 000 000 for governorship aspirant and n600 000 for senatorial aspirant1 he said that for state house of assembly aspirant the form should be n200000 while that of house of representatives aspirant should be n400 0001 he said that political parties should adopt transparent democratic and direct party primaries in the candidate selections process for the 2019 general elections1 responding on behalf of the all progressives congress apc national working committee nwc mr adamu fanda national treasurer said that the party was already acting on two of the demands of the group1 fanda said that apc was the only party that did not only give persons with disability opportunity to contest but made nomination forms free for women1 he said that it was time to practice an inclusive system in nigeria because the country belonged to everybody adding that youths had the highest demography in nigeria and therefore could not be ignored1 i will convey your message to the party on the issue of reduction in nomination forms because your other demands have been met by the party except the fees1 i assure you that youths will be carried along in the party under the leadership of adams oshiomhole who is an activists and a freedom fighter so your demands would be looked into he said1