butanep:


Don't talk too much guy. First check the history of that guy. He must have come from a wealthy home bros. At that age, if not with family or parental support, you hardly get one in such age running business of millions.

Even the richest youth in Africa of 27 with a worth ranging billions of dollars inherited a miti-dollar business from the father.

For some, yes. But where I come from, there are MANY of such people who are barely even schooled (mind you, not uneducated).

How much have you made now at your age with your personal effort? Before you say people's story, first find their background.

Even as wealthy as Wizkid, he won't want to throw his millions into politics without the backing of a wealthy godfather.

maximunimpact:



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/reps-reduce-age-qualification-presidency-govs-senate-30yrs/

SamuelAnyawu:
Reducing the age limit has nothing to do with poor Nigerian youths I see jubilating here...

Our elites now have the opportunity to fix in their kids after the are back from USA/UK Masters programmes...

From Tunubu kids to Rochas kids to Saraki kids to Kwankwaso kids to Nyarkyo kids to Andy Uba kids[size=15pt] Samuel Anyanwu kids [/size]and so on and so forth

How many Nigerian youths can pay one million naira or 2million naira for a National Assembly form?

All I need is for government to reduce the salaries and allowances of all top government officials...

If a House of Reps candidate earns 100k monthly I don't think National assembly forms for any political party will be up to 50k and will surely refuse to spray money carelessly during electioneering campaigns

SamuelAnyawu:
Reducing the age limit has nothing to do with poor Nigerian youths I see jubilating here...

Our elites now have the opportunity to fix in their kids after the are back from USA/UK Masters programmes...

From Tunubu kids to Rochas kids to Saraki kids to Kwankwaso kids to Nyarkyo kids to Andy Uba kids and so on and so forth

How many Nigerian youths can pay one million naira or 2million naira for a National Assembly form?

All I need is for government to reduce the salaries and allowances of all top government officials...

If a House of Reps candidate earns 100k monthly I don't think National assembly forms for any political party will be up to 50k and will surely refuse to spray money carelessly during electioneering campaigns

martineverest:
Time for young bloods like ,elxandre and co to contest for next gubernatorial,senatorial and presidential seats.

NB: dont spill any blood during campaign

Elxandre:

Interesting development bro.

Presidency on my mind!

Sweetlemon:
Beautiful! Now we talking about including young and fresh talents!

STFUand4kMeHARD:
Bastardss, with all this killings and diabolism during elections? They should create the enabling environment for youth to grow economically and stop giving silly impression of care. 30yrs ni, 10yrs ko.
Mtcheeeeew

bot101:


For some, yes. The guy I mentioned is just 1 person, where I come from, there are MANY such persons who are barely schooled(mind you, not uneducated) and are of about the same age range as the guy I mentioned and are from VERY poor backgrounds. I am definitely not where I want to be, but I am on the way there. Just a matter of time and milestones.

greatiyk4u:



Poverty, ill luck and laziness has done a lot of damages to your thinking faculty.................at 30, many Nigerians have the charisma, the finesse, finance and the popularity to win in a free and fair election, elections all over the world are sponsored by well wishers

bot101:


I know of a 23 year old nairalander who spends hundreds of millions to import goods for sale. You know what this guy and others like him didn't do? They didn't and aren't spending their hay days thinking about their next or last boyfriend/girlfriend, didn't spend it thinking about how to convince their next 'catch'to 'fall', didn't spend it listening to music that demeans them and fill their mouths with vulgar words, didn't spend it thinking about the next party to attend, didn't spend it cooking up lies to tell their parents to extort money from them as undergrads, didn't live with the belief that only fraudsters, corrupt politicians and ritualists become wealthy and rich, didn't spend it believing that they need a 'connection'to rise career-wise, didn't spend it blaming the government for their last fart. You know what they spent their hay days doing, they spent it thinking about their future, they spent it planning and executing same in pursuit of specific set out goals, they spent it studying about who, what and where they want to be in the next 5 years, they spent it listening to music that raised their spirit, they spent it thinking about how to live Godly, honestly, and prosper as well because they know it is not only possible, but the shortest route to living happily tomorrow, they spent it becoming the 'connection' others would need to rise, they spent it becoming a government unto their fellow men. These ones my friend are they who would become the youth leaders of tommorow, eventually becoming the leaders of tomorrow. Be wise, pray, plan and accept no negative thoughts and even the skies, won't be worthy of being called your starting point.

JODELL:
We the Nigeria youths are the architect of our own problem in Nigeria, ask me why? the age limit electoral law have throw to us a big problem to solve as Nigeria youths, rather than start thinking of how to tackle the problem come 2019 election. We are hear lamenting Tinubu and Atiku sons and daughters are being paved the way into political office. Yes we all know that contesting electoral office is very expensive in every country in the world but not more expensive than the electorate which are the Nigeria youths. The world is looking for people to proffer solutions to problem and We youth are looking for alibis as we Nigerian youths keep doing. Yes we know the APC, PDP , APGA ETC ticket is not for an average Nigeria citizen and the party manifesto at the same time have no provision for the average !!NIGERIA CITIZEN!! BOTH FOR YOU AND ME THE YOUTH.

What if we the Nigeria YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 45 START THINKING OF FORMING A YOUTH POLITICAL PARTY? with members under the age of 45 years before 2019, which we all use to contest political office in the country?

Where the Party political form will not be above
#50,000 naira for senate and house of representative
#100,000 naira for President and Governorship candidate
#25,000 naira for State house of representative

The population on Nigeria Youths between 18 to 45 years old in the country is not less than 60 million which is a massive number to win any election in the country.

So let start thinking of solutions to problems as Nigeria YOUTHS not looking for excuses in every policy in the country.

WHAT IF WE START HERE ON NAIRALAND TO BRAINSTORMING ON HOW TO FORM !! NIGERIA YOUTH POLITICAL PARTY (NYPP) ?

WHERE AVERAGE CONTESTING FOR POLITICAL POST WILL NOT BE ABOVE 45?

WITH CLEAR MANIFESTO LIKE

SUPPORTING OF TRUE FEDERALISM

RESOURCE CONTROL OF MINERAL RESOURCE BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT

ABOLISH OF IMMUNITY CLAUSE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR FROM CRIMINAL OFFENSE WHILE IN OFFICE

IMMUNITY CLAUSE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR ONLY ON CIVIL MATTER WHEN IN OFFICE

REDUCTION OF POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS ALLOWANCES NOT MORE THAN 10 TIMES OF THE COUNTRY MINIMUM WAGE AT ANY GIVEN TIME

COMPLETE AUTONOMY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TIER OF THE COUNTRY

INCREASE FROM 3 YEARS TO 4 YEARS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILORS TENURE AND REMOVING OF ELECTION CONDUCTING FROM THE STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION

WE CAN START LOOKING FORM THAT SOLUTION STARTING TODAY ON NAIRALAND HERE .

JOHN AGBAI

Kalaada:
i am shocked at the comments made on this page, this is a welcomed development and all people can do is poke holes.. na wao! you say it is because they want to handover to their children..well is there any precedence for that? did Tinubu's father hand over to him, even Obasanjo and IBB's kids are no where to be found on the Nigerian political scene. Nigeria is not like Saudi Arabia they system maybe corrupt; however merely being a son of a politician does not guarantee your being in power. Matter of fact most children of Naija big men are actually dullards, most of our politicians started from humble backgrounds eg GEJ, yeah you can mention Yaradua that had rich family members but so did the Bush family of America..

I thought youths will be jubilation but it seems Nigerians want to success to be spoon fed to them,
for those of us saying that no Nigerian youth can afford expensive senatorial or governorship form,... political positions like that are not meant for poor people.. I believe even in the US you have to a certain level of financial worth to be President.
A man who cannot create wealth for himself will he create wealth for the nation. Any body who cannot bring out at least 2 Million Naira to buy a form for Governorship or Senator shouldn't bother running.