President Muhammadu Buhari is searching for a second time period in workplace (picture credit score: TVC)
The African Democratic Congress has mentioned it could sue President Muhammadu Buhari to for shifting the efficient date for the implementation of the “Not Too Young to Run” act.
Recall that Buhari signed the invoice into legislation final week however Buhari jocularly instructed youths to not run in opposition to him in 2019.
Reacting in an assertion on Sunday, the party described Buhari’s remark as “ingloriuos” and also stated that it's immature.
“We see the executive restraining order of Mr. President as a continuation of his inglorious rating of Nigerian youth as lazy, immature and uneducated,” the party mentioned.
“Given his avowed perception that Nigerian youth are good for nothing, Mr. President has no purpose to be frightened by a visionary youth, contesting in opposition to him for the presidency in 2019.
“The ADC shall elevate an authorized staff to check the brand new Not Too Young to Run legislation, legislation vis-à-vis the President’s shifting of the efficient date of the implementation of the legislation to 2023.
“The ADC legal team will advise the party on the legality or otherwise of Mr. President’s order and whether President Muhammadu Buhari has the constitutional powers to defer the implementation of any bill he has signed into law.”