₦airaland Forum

In another show of executive rascality and absolute impunity, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has told aspirants for the upcoming local government election in his state who are above fifty years to dump their ambitions as they won't be allowed to participate.
Gov.Fayose stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications, Lere Olayinka. According to the statement, the Governor has fixed the eligibility age at 18 to 40 years.
While barring aspirants above 50 years from contesting, the governor commended the National Assembly for its recent passage of a bill on ‘Not Too Young to Run.’
Fayose said he was enforcing the provisions of a bill in the state, which seeks to broaden youth’s involvement in governance.
He added that the National Assembly’s passage of the bill that fixed 35 years as the eligibility age for the office of the president, 35 years for governor, 30 for Senate and House of Representatives and 25 for state assemblies, has removed the age barrier in elective offices.
“The bill has reinforced my position on the age limit for local council positions in Ekiti State. It is my position that our youths must be allowed to participate in governance since they are the ones who provide the largest votes
during elections.
“Most importantly, the future belongs to the youths and I believe that they should be given prominent roles in the structuring of that future that belongs to them,” the statement reads.
Some members of the PDP who are aggrieved by the Governor's latest directive are threatening a showdown describing the order as autocratic, despotic and unconstitutional.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/07/fayose-bans-those-above-50-years-from.html?m=1

Is the unchained mad dog now the State's House of Assembly?

Nice.#theyoungshallgrow

Correct decision, time for youths to take over.

nextprince:
Why the insult?
Mynd44 OAM4J Lalasticlala seun

You insulted someone first,na you run go call moderator oo

I don't like fayose but nice one here

evy1:
You insulted someone first,na you run go call moderator oo

And he is Fayose, abi? Did you see me insulting anyone calling Buhari all sorts of unprintable names?