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As such, it was very welcome news during the course of the year when both houses of the National Assembly passed the constitutional amendment bill colloquially referred to as the ‘Not Too Young to Run Bill’. The Not Too Young to Run bill reduces the age of eligibility for legislative and executive offices, as currently prescribed by the constitution. The bill still needs to be ratified by at least 24 State Houses of Assembly and assented to by the President to become law, but it is nonetheless an important step in widening the pool from which we select our leaders and representatives from, at least theoretically speaking.

The public hearing on the Bill is formally organised and widely advertised by the House Committee on Civil Society Organizations and Development Partners, under the chairmanship of Hon. Peter Akpatason, and it is slated for Wednesday and Thursday at the House of Representatives wing of the National Assembly.