NEWS: NIGERIA YOUTH ORGANIZATION HAS THREATEN A MASS ACTION WITH LAWMAKER OVER EXCLUSION OF #NotTooYoungToRun BILL

The Nigeria Youth Organization across the country has given 48 hours to the leadership of the National Assembly to include the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill in the report of the ongoing of the constitutional review or face mass action.

The demand of the Youth Organization was contained in a statement signed by 53 youth organizations across the country. Representative of the groups held a press conference in Abuja where Several members of the #NOTTOOYOUNGTORUN coalition were at the press conference.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Maryam Laishi said that the youths across the country would commence picketing of the National Assembly and embark on a series of other mass actions against legislature if the leadership of the constitution review committees failed to give an account within 48 hours of the #NOTTOOYOUNGTORUN bill.
Ms. Laishi noted that there were indications that the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives constitution review committee had excluded the 'Not Too Young To Run' bill from the ongoing constitution review process.

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