The Senate, on Thursday, passed for second reading, a constitution amendment bill which prescribes Higher National Diploma or its equivalent as the educational qualification required for anyone seekin
g to contest the office of the Nigerian President or state governors.
The bill seeks the alteration of section 65 of the Constitution which deals with the qualifications for intending members of the National Assembly Section 65 has now been rephrased to read “if he has been educated to at least a National Diploma level or its equivalent.”The bill also seeks the alteration of Section 131 which deals with minimum requirements for anyone running for the office of the governor.
Section 131 is now rephrased to read, “He has been educated up to at least HND level or’ its equivalent.”According to the existing law, anyone aspiring to be a member of the House of Assembly must have “been educated up to at least the School Certificate level or its equivalent”.
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