Former vice-president, Atiku
Abubakar, has reacted after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the
Not-Too-Young-To-Run bill into law on Thursday.
Atiku, in a tweet posted on his
official handle, said he welcomes the signing of the bill into law.
He also congratulated Hon. Tony
Nwulu, who sponsored the bill.
“I welcome the signing of the
#NotTooYoungToRun bill into law. I also congratulate Hon @tonynwulu who
sponsored the bill.
“Importantly, today’s milestone
is proof of the resilience & intrinsic hardworking nature of the everyday
Nigerian youth who worked to make this a success,” Atiku wrote.
Buhari signed the bill on
Thursday afternoon inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
Recall that the President had in
his Democracy Day broadcast on Tuesday, pledged to sign the bill “in a few
days’ time.”
The bill, which was passed by the
National Assembly last year, seeks to reduce the age qualification for elective
office seekers across the country.
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