No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi - Politics (3)

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Poll: Do you Agree that Anyone Beyond 70yrs should not Run for Executive Office in Nigeria ?

Yes 77% (7 votes)

No 22% (2 votes)

Undecided 0% (0 votes)

This poll has ended

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Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by jamafa: 12:13pm On Jan 02

AqualinaXYZ:
Tinubu is 65

His first daughter is 67

Is God not wonderful?

IPOB and beer parlour talk 😂

Who do U people like DX 😂

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by jamafa: 12:18pm On Jan 02

Heffalump:
I strongly support Utomi on this one. If the retirement age in the federal civil service is 60years what should someone over 70 be doing as president?

Stiff age restriction should be included in our constitution for political offices as president, governor, senate, and rep.

I could vividly recall, Buhari at 72 was visibly crying that age was failing him. Most elderly people at 70 and over have a myriad of protracted illnesses. It's purely a liability on national budget having such individuals as presidents. Again, the most dangerous one is that most critical decisions, either good or bad are often influenced by the croonies surrounding the president, who is aged and cannot act fast with alacrity. His mental dependency level increases.

Age restrictions should be ensured to keep old brains away from active politics and go into permanent retirement.

If we are to go by age restrictions sirs/ma.
It would be 60 years of age.

Anybody above 60yrs of age is Old.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by jamafa: 12:23pm On Jan 02

opalu:
Very true. How can 70 years 70-year-old person occupy a political post? Even traditional rules nowadays are young men not to talk of President.

Most world leaders are aged people

Starting from Donald Trump, Joe Bidden e.t.c

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Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Nauttyprof(m): 12:28pm On Jan 02

Heffalump:
I strongly support Utomi on this one. If the retirement age in the federal civil service is 60years what should someone over 70 be doing as president?

Stiff age restriction should be included in our constitution for political offices as president, governor, senate, and rep.

I could vividly recall, Buhari at 72 was visibly crying that age was failing him. Most elderly people at 70 and over have a myriad of protracted illnesses. It's purely a liability on national budget having such individuals as presidents. Again, the most dangerous one is that most critical decisions, either good or bad are often influenced by the croonies surrounding the president, who is aged and cannot act fast with alacrity. His mental dependency level increases.

Age restrictions should be ensured to keep old brains away from active politics and go into permanent retirement.

The old brain should start from 60 years old but our insincerity would always push us to be bias in everything. What is someone above 60 doing in politics again.

Until we are sincere in this country and realise that all these recycled politicians do not mean any good in making Nigeria progress.

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Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Thedon22: 12:46pm On Jan 02

Heffalump:
I strongly support Utomi on this one. If the retirement age in the federal civil service is 60years what should someone over 70 be doing as president?

Stiff age restriction should be included in our constitution for political offices as president, governor, senate, and rep.

I could vividly recall, Buhari at 72 was visibly crying that age was failing him. Most elderly people at 70 and over have a myriad of protracted illnesses. It's purely a liability on national budget having such individuals as presidents. Again, the most dangerous one is that most critical decisions, either good or bad are often influenced by the croonies surrounding the president, who is aged and cannot act fast with alacrity. His mental dependency level increases.

Age restrictions should be ensured to keep old brains away from active politics and go into permanent retirement.

How old were the last and current American presidents? How old were some of the best leaders worldwide. Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Joe Biden, Trump etc. Even now Trump wants to go a third term. Then in U.K the longest , strongest Prime Minister in contemporary times was Margaret Thatcher. Age has nothing to do with performance. Is Yaya Bello up to 70? Those calling for 70 have their own selfish agenda.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Nigerianlion(m): 1:04pm On Jan 02

Age alone should not decide leadership. What really matters is good health, clear thinking, and good ideas. Some people above 70 are still strong and capable, while some younger leaders fail badly. Instead of focusing only on age, we should judge leaders by their competence, integrity, and performance.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by AlphaTaikun: 1:22pm On Jan 02

SlavaUkraini:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/01/no-one-above-70-should-be-president-governor-pat-utomi/

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by wirinet(m): 2:27pm On Jan 02

garykoeman:
Anyone above 60 should not be president.

A 60 years old is already a retired civil servant.

Tinubu, Atiku and obi are too old to be president unless we are deceiving ourselves.

Me I believe anyone over 50 years should not be president. If you check Nigeria's demographics, over 90% of the population is under 50. If democracy is truly a representation of the masses, the average age of the president, governors, and elective office holders should be about 40 years.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by wirinet(m): 2:38pm On Jan 02

Nigerianlion:
Age alone should not decide leadership. What really matters is good health, clear thinking, and good ideas. Some people above 70 are still strong and capable, while some younger leaders fail badly. Instead of focusing only on age, we should judge leaders by their competence, integrity, and performance.

I disagree. Being president of a country is a very rigorous task, it requires extreme physical and mental strength. A person over 70 years do not possess the physical and mental capacity to effectively govern as president or even governors, with a few exceptions - aka Obasanjo.(When Obasanjo was president, he hardly slept up to 4 hours a day). The only other slight effective president after OBJ was Jonathan, even though he was rumoured to be drunk for half the day and only effective for about 8 hours a day. All other presidents Nigeria had produced outside these two were "baroque". They spent more time in hospitals and undergoing treatment than actual governance. We hardly see or hear from president Tinubu. We hear from the "presidency" most of the time. It seems its the presidency ruling Nigeria.

Even the US has suffered greatly from putting geriatric presidents into office for the last 14 years.

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Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Zocalite: 3:15pm On Jan 02

Imikirin:
It's actually about age because an old dog cannot learn a new trick. So an old president can't handle the issues of the nation

That's if the old person is dull like buhari

Are people like okonjo, not old, are they not intune with innovative methods

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by writeprof(m): 3:19pm On Jan 02

SlavaUkraini:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/01/no-one-above-70-should-be-president-governor-pat-utomi/

OF COURSE! IT SHOULD BE NO ONE MORE THAN 60 YEARS!

HOW MANY BUSINESSES EMPLOY 60 YEARS+ AS THEIR MANAGERS NOT TO TALK OF A PRESIDENT TO MANAGE 200MILLION+ PEOPLE.

THIS AGE THING SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO ALL ELECTIVE POSITIONS.

WE MUST START TO SEE THE RUNNING OF NIGERIA AS A SERIOUS BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by aestake: 3:51pm On Jan 02

Chucks13:
And your Trump is 40 years?

And yourr putin is 30 years?

And your Otti of Abia is 25 years?

Look all these noise failed in 2023 and it will fail in 2027 and 2077 sef.

I blame atiku we warned him then never to involves Mr Lamba in his political journey we told him Mr Lamba always want to eat where he didn't sowed, we told him his followers will destroy his dream, we told him those lousy thing will mess him up today see them starting 2023 failed templates again to ruins everywhere.

Pat Uromi that is talking when he was appointed as the head if economy stuffs in Delta pls what did he do? Nothing he was removed by the then govetnor of Delta I still remember that saga till date see him now talking as if he got something good to offer.

Utomi you go cy taya I swear.

You won't choose what works for you abi? It is Trump's age that you are comparing but you won't compare available water, electricity, good road and schools. You won't!

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by wirinet(m): 4:02pm On Jan 02

Zocalite:
That's if the old person is dull like buhari

Are people like okonjo, not old, are they not intune with innovative methods

Okonjo Iweala has no innovation other than IMF and World Bank innovations.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Redman44(m): 4:21pm On Jan 02

I agree with Mr Utomi. Our parents generation failed us as leaders. Cheers. Let's give a young leader a chance to occupy Aso Rock.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Chucks13: 4:58pm On Jan 02

aestake:
You won't choose what works for you abi? It is Trump's age that you are comparing but you won't compare available water, electricity, good road and schools. You won't!

The availability of water IBB, Abacha, Abdulsalam, obj, Yardua, Gej and Buhari provided ba? And what was our brother Gej age when he was the president?

Pls say something else.

If 70 can't be president then 60 can't be president so let's look for 40 or 45 years to be the president. Simple.

Pls rest I nor dey for all this gibberish. Ok.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by aestake: 4:59pm On Jan 02

Chucks13:
The availability of water IBB, Abacha, Abdulsalam, obj, Yardua, Gej and Buhari provided ba? And what was our brother Gej age when he was the president?

Pls say something else.

If 70 can't be president then 60 can't be president so let's look for 40 or 45 years to be the president. Simple.

Pls rest I nor dey for all this gibberish. Ok.

Enjoy what you have then.

Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by Imikirin: 5:26pm On Jan 02

Zocalite:
That's if the old person is dull like buhari

Are people like okonjo, not old, are they not intune with innovative methods

You rarely find this kind of people

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Re: No One Above 70 Should Be President, Governor – Pat Utomi by SamuraiXXX: 5:13am On Jan 03

Atiku will not like this grin

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