Its No Longer News That our Political Arena is Beclouded By Gerontocrats And Elder statesmen Who Obviously Has Signed To-Death- To- Us-Pact with Nigerian Politics.
I See No Reason Why Septuagenarians And Octogenerians Should still Vie and Contest For Political Offices When there are Vast Number of Competent Individuals For That Same Position. This Is One of the reasons why We can't Grow as a Country Because the capable hands are Not Offered the Opportunity. Most of these Guys in Power Held Political Offices Back In The 70's/80's Even Before Most Of us We Were Born But Today they still Clung to Power Like its There Birth-Right.

Will it be an anomaly To Promulgate a Law Stating that

1)Politicians Should Have a Particular Number of Years they can Be active?


2). Politicians Should Have a Particular Age Range At which They can Vie/Contest For a Particular Position. Say 35- 60


3). Politicians Should Have Retirement Age Just Like Our Lecturers and Civil Servants?. Say 70 Tops.

PS. Who will Even Enact these Laws, Isn't it the said Politicians?

Voters in a democracy must be allowed to choose who they want to lead them without limitations.
With age sometimes comes great wisdom.

By the way, every ruling President of this nation have been between your suggested 30-65 age limit both military and civilian.

Age is nothing, good leadership is everything. We need good leaders irrespective of their age or whatever features.

kcjazz: Voters in a democracy must be allowed to choose who they want to lead them without limitations.
With age sometimes comes great wisdom.

By the way, every ruling President of this nation have been between your suggested 30-65 age limit both military and civilian.

Age is nothing, good leadership is everything. We need good leaders irrespective of their age or whatever features.

I'm Not Only Emphasizing On Age, its the Number of years these Guys Stay in Power. Some of them are Clueless Dump Dump Receiving Fat Salary for Years With No meaningful Contribution. They should be a Rule stating the Number of Years One can Be active in The Political Arena. Pay Cognizance to David mark; Tukur and the rest, They Were all Governors In The 70's and 80's But they still Hold one Office or the Other. This is Regression and Stagnation. We cant Grow like this!

60yrs.. Once you are 60, retire to the back door and start advising younger politicians.

Give politicians a 15yrs career. If you have been there for 15 years, you will become and elder statesman to your constituent. You must retire after 15yrs or when you are 60!!!!!!

0lumide: 60yrs.. Once you are 60, retire to the back door and start advising younger politicians.

Give politicians a 15yrs career. If you have been there for 15 years, you will become and elder statesman to your constituent. You must retire after 15yrs or when you are 60!!!!!!

God Bless You @Olumide. That's Exactly My Stance. This is the Only Way Forward For Nigeria.