My friends and I were discussing about the state of the nation especially under the leadership of GEJ which lead us arguing if a 30 year old man can contest, win and rule this nation of ours. Please, your comment and reason.

musawisdom: my friends and i were discussing about the state of the nation especially under the leadership of GEJ which lead us arguing if a 30year old man can contest, win and rule this nation of ours.
Pls, ur comment and reason.

Gowon was in his early thirties when he became head of state (I think he was 31)

NO. WHAT WE NEED NOW A GOOD MAN FROM 5O TO 55 ONLY .

Nigerians always find a young man or a democrat(Yakubu Gowon, GEJ etc) too effeminate to lead because they are mere men, they still need 'Titans'i.e 'old gods' or tyrants(Like Abacha, OBJ etc) who are too masculine to bend, while they nurture the hope when 'Olympians' i.e 'innovative gods'(Zeus I and co) will totally liberate them from the shackles of slavery; for they are divine.

Till thy kingdom come

Yes,i am young. I wil be president

omafones:

Gowon was in his early thirties when he became head of state (I think he was 31)

Yes woo! he was actually 29 yrs old!

musawisdom: My friends and I were discussing about the state of the nation especially under the leadership of GEJ which lead us arguing if a 30 year old man can contest, win and rule this nation of ours. Please, your comment and reason.

NOOO tufyoukwa!!! We need older and matured men to avoid having PREMATURED DEVELOPMENT in the country.

time shall tell but not anytime soon.

Dat wil b afta d revolution

Just passing

yea a young man can make nigeria proud.

*speechles.s*

Does this stop me from watching NTA news at 9pm?

nigerians ve dis mentality dat der youth re not matured enough to lead the country dat y for example buhari who is going to be 73 in 2015 is still been favoured by most northerns as a worthy candidate for presidency and if he wins n use two terms den imagine dat he will be 81 den

Don't you know the constitution sets a minimum age of eligibility for the presidency I think its 45 or so, so unless the constitution is changed, it won't happen.

Teenage Money: Just passing

n dat is how u will continue passing

NO

Try teenagers, it might work

The young shall grow - they told us since 1960 till date the young never grow - na d old dey there !!

I think according to the Nigeria constitution, anybody that wants to run for the post of president must be 35 years and above(not that sure sha)

The constitution doesnt permit persons under 50 to be president, Under 45 for Ministers,under 40 for governor, under35 for senate, and under 30 for Local govt. authorities, also Under25 for any govt. related post in whatever level.
Gowon's regime was paramilitary

The constitution sets a minimum age of eligibility for the preseidency. Its 45 I think. So unless the constitution is amended, it can't happen.

laykhorn: The constitution doesnt permit persons under 50 to be president, Under 45 for Ministers,under 40 for governor, under35 for senate, and under 30 for Local govt. authorities, also Under25 for any govt. related post in whatever level.
Gowon's regime was paramilitary

i tink wat we shud do is to push 4 a change in the constitution to allow youth from 30yrs to vie for the presidency

omafones:

Gowon was in his early thirties when he became head of state (I think he was 31)

Gowon and his click then hijack power and was not Elected. The issue is can a young Nigerian
of about 30years to 40years ever become a nigerian president? My answer is yes! Only when you
kill the old brigades. Kill Anneni, Adamu Ciroma, Obasanjo, IBB, Buhari, alot of these thieves,
then a young man with a bright future will become Nigerian leader.

belovedaja:
i tink wat we shud do is to push 4 a change in the constitution to allow youth from 30yrs to vie for the presidency

yeah! Only the lawmakers can help that... If Obama was 41 when he became d president of U.S, I wonder why an intellegent 40 yr old cant lead Nigeria

that would only be possible if the constitution is amended to permit that age

Gowon built most of the infrastructure we are still using today. I dare anyone to challenge this assertion. And he was the youngest head of state in early thirties.

I heard Pat Utomi say on TV that GEJ was spending N100,000,000.00 (One hundred million naira)every day during his last presidential campaign. I wonder where a young man will find that kind of money. Like someone said earlier, unless we kill all the old brigades who have amassed so much money at the expense of the common Nigerians and have become semi gods, untouchables, power brokers and even role models in our society. These people include all past corrupt heads of state, governors, ministers, legislators and even local government chairmen, etc.

The existence of such people who give a very wrong signal to Nigerians and the general impression that it is acceptable for anybody in authority of power should steal as much as they want to provide for their children, grandchildren and a host of other family members and friends. It is due to this wrong signal that our value system has changed in Nigeria. There is no reward for hard work. Everybody wants to make money too quickly and easily. And the best way to do so is by entering into politics or by having some connections with people in power. Things have got to change and this change has to come sooner because the longer we wait, we shall have an increasing number of politicians and public office holders becoming even richer and this is not good news for the common man. This is because with their ill-gotten wealth, they can afford to bribe their way out of any court case and also provide enough security for themselves.

It will happen after the revolution

laykhorn: The constitution doesnt permit persons under 50 to be president, Under 45 for Ministers,under 40 for governor, under35 for senate, and under 30 for Local govt. authorities, also Under25 for any govt. related post in whatever level.
Gowon's regime was paramilitary

accordin to d 1999 constitution,its minimum of 40yrs to contest for presidency