MrPolitics:
When APC was selling ticket for 27 million, dollar was 210 and that equaled about $129k. At today's exchange rate that would be over 47 million naira.
PDP is now selling ticket for 12 million and BMC think they have a right to complain?

Dollar wasn't N210, it was around N187-N190.

They know their game,leave them to it..

Esseite:
Lets be truthful to ourselves... 35 years of age is too young for a president. That is how you get leaders like kim jon un and Yahaya bello..

Nigerians wont vote for a 35 year old in a democratic system, we are too (elder conscious) for that. Same way buhari refused adesina to respond to obj's letter while even telling lai to be cautious with words as obj is much older than they are.

The youngest presidents all over the world are from very small countries less than 10m population, and they are above 40 except kim jon un.

Lets not lie to ourselves.

It is this kind of thinking that has stagnated us. May your children still be with you when they are 35 years. Say amen

Esseite:


60% of Nigerians leave their parent homes at 25, 10 years away from 35..

Nigerian graduate trainee positions end at 27, 8 years from 35.

Managerial positions in Nigeria is usually pegged btw 35 - 40.. now we are talking presidency.

Am only trying to be realistic.

Even Buhari doesn't meet this your criteria.
Like management, governance can be reduced to common sense. I'm certain a 35 years old with a clear vision of what he intends to do and how to do it, will do far better than all these old bags.
I don't see a Buhari doing better than an average young guy of 35...no way!

Women are made to pay less than men? ChimaMANda won't like this.

DeOTR:

Even Buhari doesn't meet this your criteria.
Like management, governance can be reduced to common sense. I'm certain a 35 years old with a clear vision of what he intends to do and how to do it, will do far better than all these old bags.
I don't see a Buhari doing better than an average young guy of 35...no way!

Maybe not 35 but definitely not 70..

afroxyz:


It is this kind of thinking that has stagnated us. May your children still be with you when they are 35 years. Say amen

Lol.. at 18 have sent them all out of my house, i dont expect them back after university.. same way they lived with flatmates through school should continue till they find their feet.

You don't have to renounce your party affiliation. Both of us know exactly where your loyalty and bias point to.

That being said, the reality is that your only aim in your first comment was to discredit and demonize the PDP. You were not anywhere near interested in the issues you just raised. You were just throwing your usual mudsling against anything that poses stop the mis-governance of your darling apc.

Finally, anyone who cannot afford/raise N12 million nomination fee should be contesting for his local council or LGA chairmanship - NOT the presidency. It's HIGHLY immoral to give someone who cannot put 12 million together the opportunity to preside over 180 million people and over 5 trillion naira ANNUAL budget.


Do you even have a tiny idea how powerful money is?

Any youth whose character/stability has not been proven with millions should never be anywhere near the administration of trillions.

seunmsg:


You really missed the crux of my post. Even though I am not a member of APC, I must remind you that this is not about APC but PDP and its hypocrisy.

PDP took credit for the not too young to run law. They celebrated it has their party's achievement since a PDP member sponsored the bill. It is only normal for every right thinking Nigerians to expect the party to fully embrace the law they publicly took credit for by coming up with a youth friendly guidelines. Instead, they violated the law by barring aspirants between ages 35-39 from seeking their party ticket. What now is the fate of PDP party members who are less than 40 and want to seek the party ticket. How will a young man of 35 years who is a member of PDP and wants to seek the party's ticket raise N12milliin for nomination form? Why should aspirants swear to an oath before they can seek their party's ticket?

Above are the questions PDP should answer and not the irrelevant APC issues you raised in your post.

chernest2002:
Not too young to run shouldn't be for babies. At 35 many northerners are still carrying bowl around.

Must a northerner rule?

Esseite:
Lets be truthful to ourselves... 35 years of age is too young for a president. That is how you get leaders like kim jon un and Yahaya bello..

Nigerians wont vote for a 35 year old in a democratic system, we are too (elder conscious) for that. Same way buhari refused adesina to respond to obj's letter while even telling lai to be cautious with words as obj is much older than they are.

The youngest presidents all over the world are from very small countries less than 10m population, and they are above 40 except kim jon un.

Lets not lie to ourselves.

be talking trash...go and check the age of Sebastian Kurz of Austria..well am sure you will not do that...kurz was born in 1986.calculate that and tell me his age...also check that of Macedonia and San marino

really

MrALIVE:
be talking trash...go and check the age of Sebastian Kurz of Austria..well am sure you will not do that...kurz was born in 1986.calculate that and tell me his age...also check that of Macedonia and San marino

I think you should check your facts again...

Macedonia presedent gjonio ivanov is well above 40
San marino president Juan antonio is well above 40

Now kurz of Austria is a chancellor, still a leader but his decision still goes through the president alexander vande bellen. Same way theresa may's decision still has to pass through the queen of England, same way for angela merkel of Germany. These are checks and balances but here the President is ultimate.

Moreover Austria has a population of 8.8m compared to 200m of Nigeria, definitely not as complex as Nigeria with its 250 ethnic groups.

Thanks for the info, we learn everyday.

seunmsg:
The president signed the not too young to run bill into law some weeks ago and PDP publicly claimed credit for the law since the bill was sponsored by a PDP lawmaker from Lagos. The above guideline has however exposed the hypocricy of the party. Apart from the exorbitant N12million that they are demanding for nomination form, aspirants whose age falls between 35 and 39 cannot seek the presidential ticket of the party in clear violation of the not too young to run law.

Aspirants must also be sponsored by at least 60 people from 2/3 of the states of the federation and they must all swear to an oath to abide by whatever the NEC of the party decides as regards the primary. So as it is, a candidate can emerge and PDP NEC can decide to present another candidate as the party flag bearer and the original winner must not complain having signed a legally binding oath to accept whatever NEC decides.

I am really sorry for all the youths who still believe in PDP. That party will never ever change. Youth empowerment, internal democracy and rule of law are the least item on the agenda of that party. All they want is to return to power by hook or crook and start another round of looting.

Ok. So in ur thinking/thought PMBuhari or APC will allow a 'lower than 40 yrs' to lead/rule Nigeria?
I can perceive dat you can be easily deceived by a mere assention to a bill dat is by a party/leader who promised 'Change' but brought nd gav Nigerians unprecedented hardship nd hunger.
Nigeria's democracy/democratic system of governance/govt is yet mature/ripe for an 'underaged - less than 40yrs' to handle. Find out abt all them/those who did/handled it in de past. They were military men nd they did it by/thru de aid of de GUN & BULLET - COUP.
If ur comment abt de N12m for de expression nd normination form is much/on de high side, ask APC/PMBuhari how much was dias in 2015 (it was N27m). I kno we will get to de time wen a 'less than 40yrs/a 40yrs old will lead/rule Nigeria. But lets begin with de 'above 40yrs - 65yrs old Literate nd Educated ones.' Not de 70yrs nd above Retired Retarded Uneducated nd Illiterate brains like wat we hav now.

Esseite:


I think you should check your facts again...

Macedonia presedent gjonio ivanov is well above 40
San marino president Juan antonio is well above 40

Now kurz of Austria is a chancellor, still a leader but his decision still goes through the president alexander vande bellen. Same way theresa may's decision still has to pass through the queen of England, same way for angela merkel of Germany. These are checks and balances but here the President is ultimate.

Moreover Austria has a population of 8.8m compared to 200m of Nigeria, definitely not as complex as Nigeria with its 250 ethnic groups.

Thanks for the info, we learn everyday.

Theresa May's decision does not go through the queen but rather the parliament..the queen is just a ceremonial head...same as Germany which is a parliamentary state too

Esseite:


I think you should check your facts again...

Macedonia presedent gjonio ivanov is well above 40
San marino president Juan antonio is well above 40

Now kurz of Austria is a chancellor, still a leader but his decision still goes through the president alexander vande bellen. Same way theresa may's decision still has to pass through the queen of England, same way for angela merkel of Germany. These are checks and balances but here the President is ultimate.

Moreover Austria has a population of 8.8m compared to 200m of Nigeria, definitely not as complex as Nigeria with its 250 ethnic groups.

Thanks for the info, we learn everyday.

you probably checked on the presidents of Macedonia and San Marino who are just ceremonial heads...check for the prime ministers who are the head of government and you will see their age

MrALIVE:
Theresa May's decision does not go through the queen but rather the parliament..the queen is just a ceremonial head...same as Germany which is a parliamentary state too

Are you of the opinion the queen is just a ceremonial head and not party to decisions and control of the parliament same as the german president?

These are the checks and balances i made mention of. But here the president is ultimate and his decision is final. At that we both know they are well above 40.

Esseite:


Are you of the opinion the queen is just a ceremonial head and not party to decisions and control of the parliament same as the german president?

These are the checks and balances i made mention of. But here the president is ultimate and his decision is final. At that we both know they are well above 40.

the queen is just a ceremonial head...the decision making body is the British house of commons..which the prime minister is part of..they consist of the representatives of the British people..MP's

Esseite:


Are you of the opinion the queen is just a ceremonial head and not party to decisions and control of the parliament same as the german president?

These are the checks and balances i made mention of. But here the president is ultimate and his decision is final. At that we both know they are well above 40.

the British monarch is different from what you have in some Asian countries or African countries like Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Jordan,Morocco egg where the monarch have absolute power.in the case of Britain,The monarch has just ceremonial powers

omophunky:
I can now conclude that PDP is not truly ready to wrestle the mantle of leadership of this country away from APC government...

Why not below 35 ?

Dont fall for every propaganda message put out by the APC. The PDP has raid that they did not put out the message. It baffles me how nigerians will always fall for any lie put out by politicians.

Talkwell:


Must a northerner rule?

but both major parties have reserved their 2019 tickets for only northerners. So how do we change the north?