Nigerian Youth Parliament has urged the Houses of Assembly not to allow the constitutional Age Reduction Amendment Bill, for electoral offices and other strategic proposals in the exercise not to fail.
The Parliament at a media briefing, led by its Speaker, Ayodele John, in Abuja yesterday, said “Houses of Assembly should as a matter of necessity and trans-generational breakthrough pass the Not Too Young to Run Bill and the Local Government Autonomy Bill as passed by the National Assembly.”
Presenting the demands, the speaker said “the Presidency should arrange an urgent meeting with Youth Stakeholders with the Acting president or the president,” and the “the federal government should convoke a National Youth Conference on Security and Peace Building in line with the United Nations’ theme for 2017 IYD.”
“That the 8th National Assembly should promulgate an Act that will establish the punitive measures as deterrents to every hate speech that will ridicule and destabilise the National Unity and cohesion.
“That the Presidency should as a matter of urgency commence the full implementation of all treaties, agreements and consensus with any group.
“That the federal government should adhere and comply with all court rulings, judgments and injunctions, thereby doing away with selectiveness in the compliance with any outcome of court process. This is to strengthen our nascent democracy, ensure good place for rule of law, separation of powers and ensure checks and balances.
“That all the political parties in the country should strengthen the youth wing of their party, and enshrine in their party constitution the specification that qualification for occupying the office of the youth leader must be within the youth age (18-35 years) as specified by the National Youth Policy and African Youth Charter.”