Pres.GEJ Wants Age Limit for Presidency Abolished

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at an international youth summit organised by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, made an instance for the amendment of the nation's constitution to abolish age limit for anyone aspiring to become the President of the country. 

The Constitution currently stipulates 40 years as the minimum age for anyone seeking the greatest office in the land. But Jonathan said age limit was a discrimination against Nigerian youths who he explained have most of the wherewithals to lead  the country.

The President said:

 “The youths have no limit in terms of number and capacity to lead this country to greatness. The only limit is that for youths to contest as President, they need to be 40. If Gen. Yakubu Gowon was able to rule this country at 32, there is no reason why the youths should not be given the chance. I think what the youth should do now is to come together, and I will support you, and take a bill to the National Assembly to amend some discriminatory provisions of the constitution in terms of age.’’

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Polls: On A Scale Of -1% To 99% How Would You Score Pres. Goodluck Jonathan

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Reno Omokri responds to Guardian UK piece on Pres. Jonanthan

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Reno Omokri is Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media and below is his response to Remi Adekoya's article in the UK Guardian

I just read Mr. Remi Adekoya's piece in the Guardian of the U.K. entitled ‘Goodluck Jonathan's report card for Nigeria? Must try harder’ in which he praised President Jonathan for a booming economy but came down hard on him for failing to help Nigeria's poor.

When Adekoya says "Infrastructure also remains a problem. Without a modern road network, doing business in Nigeria will remain prohibitively expensive and logistically challenging", he betrays a surface understanding of recent events in Nigeria.

Pres. Jonathan, Tony Blair at The Rock Cathedral opening ceremony

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President Goodluck Jonathan and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair were among the dignitaries present today at the inauguration and opening ceremony of House on the Rock's new church building, The Rock Cathedral. President Jonathan seen above cutting the tape, flanked by Tony Blair and Senior Pastor of All House on The Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin.

Photos: Pres. Jonathan pays condolence visit to the Awolowo family

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The president paid a condolence visit to the Awolowo family over the death of the only surviving son of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and publisher of the Tribune Newspapers, Chief Oluwole Awolowo, who died in a UK hospital on Wednesday March 27th at the age of 70. The president is pictured above with the late publisher's mother, H.I.D Awolowo. See another photo after the Break