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Having incurred their wraths with his statement in the United Kingdom (UK), will Nigerian youths listen to President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal now?

Though a lot of Nigerian youths rejoiced last week rejoiced when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Not-Too-Young-to-Run Bill’ into law which will give more youths the opportunity to contest for elective positions in the 2019 general elections, the plea by the president asking young Nigerians to defer their ambition till after 2019 is already causing some ripples in the polity.

Though many had claimed the president purposely signed the bill into law as a way of placating young Nigerians whom he had ‘offended’ by his remarks in United Kingdom (UK) some few months ago, lots of Nigerians believe the law may be the needed tonic the country need towards electing resourceful, purposeful and virile leaders who will apply their ingenuity in rescuing Nigeria from the brinks.

The president described the bill as a landmark law, noting that the bill showed that the youth can achieve anything they conceive if they work hard at it.

The new law lowers the constitutional age limits for aspirants to presidential and legislative positions in the country, as clamoured for by majority of young Nigerians.

In his remarks after signing the law, Buhari canvassed for additional amendment to reduce the age limits for aspiring governors and senators, which was proposed but not reflected in the final bill he had just signed into law.

He said the signing of the bill was not the end of the journey but the beginning of more work to be done to get younger persons into government.

In signing the bill into law, the president said “This is an opportunity for me to affirm that this Administration will continue to do everything in its power to make Nigeria work for you. “You may all know that the Bill I just assented now becomes an Act of the National Assembly.

“You may have noticed already that every one of you represents one of our 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.

This is because today is about preparing for the bright future of our country. “I am confident each one of you will transform Nigeria in your own way – whether through media, agricultural enterprise, economists, engineers, or as lawmakers in your States or at Federal levels, or as State Governors – and even someday, as President. Why not?” Please don’t contest against me”.

President Buhari also told the youths to shelve their Presidential ambition in 2019 and wait till 2023 perhaps, when he must have completed his two year tenure of eight years.



Read more https://independent.ng/buharis-appeal-to-nigerian-youths-in-2019/

THE YOUTHS ARE SOLIDLY BEHIND PMB1523
ONLY THE LAZY YOUTHS & THE IPOBOBIC YOUTHS HATE HIM
THEIR LAZY HATRED WILL BE BURIED LIKE MAY 29 SO SOON
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS PMB1523

anybody that thinks buhari will loose 2019 is still in dream land.

Show me video clip with Buhari uttering “Nigeria youth are lazy” and I will pay you N100,000 cash

But I know you hate filled Igbos can not, the only thing you and your forefathers have been able to come up with In Nigeria times n times again is HATE.

That one is inbuilt into you from birth.

ALMUSTAQIM:
THE YOUTHS ARE SOLIDLY BEHIND PMB1523

ONLY THE LAZY YOUTHS & THE IPOBOBIC YOUTHS HATE HIM

THEIR LAZY HATRED WILL BE BURIED LIKE MAY 29 SO SOON

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS PMB1523

I'm sure you didn't count me as part of this shit.Meanwhile the correct word is youth and not youths.

As for me-it's an absolute no! Who else agrees?