#NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN BILL AS A FIASCO IN NIGERIA

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN BILL into law in 2018, with the main goal of allowing more young people to run for political office. However, following his assent to the bill, there has been an enormous increase in the number of older generation politicians keenly contesting for political offices and party chairs, rather than a commensurate growth in the number of young people vying for political office. Most recently, there is the case of a renowned King-Maker who is now pursuing his long-held desire of becoming Mr-President, an aim he never spoke with the people he wish to govern. So, where does mentorship fit in? Older politicians, in particular schooling younger politicians about nation-building and how to move the country to the next level while addressing the country's numerous problems. If Nigeria is serious about the #NotTooYoungToRun law, the country should, in my opinion, put in place measures that set a minimum age for persons contesting for and occupying Political Offices, as well as reasonable percentages for women and persons with disabilities, in order to ensure equal representation of all categories of people at the helm of affairs; a critical requirement for quality leadership and rapid actualization of Sustainable Development.