President Muhammadu Buhari
Shortly before signing the Not Too Young Bill into law on Thursday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari asked the country’s youths to shelved their plans to contest for elective post till after the 2019 general elections.
Buhari himself will be seeking reelection in the elections which hold in the first quarter of next year.
“Can I ask you to postpone your campaigns till after the 2019 elections,” Buhari said on Thursday.
The 75-year-old former military ruler came into in 2015 after defeating the then incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. His campaign was largely promoted by young Nigerians who were disenchanted by sleaze that characterised the past government.
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