17 May 2018 News Corner 2294 Views

Imo Guber 2019: “Not Too Young to Run” initiator, Hon. Tony Nwulu endorsed by Imo Youths to Join Race

Hon. Tony Nwulu

In what appears a clarion call, thousands of youths from the 27 Local Governments of Imo State have called on a member of the House of Representatives and Initiator, Not Too Young To Run Bill, Hon. Tony Nwulu to vie for the Imo Governorship contest come 2019.

*Cross Section Of Imo Youths At The Event*

The youths in their thousands gathered at All Saints and Angels Cathedral Church, Egbu, Owerri North LGA at the weekend where they uniamoulsy called on Nwulu who they said represents the new face of Nigerian leadership to come forward by declaring his interest to become the next governor of Imo State.

**Leaders of Various Support Youth Groups Calling On Tony Nwulu To Run For Imo Guber in 2019.**

The leader of Imo Youth Renewal Movement; a non partisan political group championing youths in governance in the State, Comrade Chukwu Kingsley (with mic) while publicly registering the group’s support for Hon. Tony Nwulu to run for Imo Guber in 2019 said the call was triggered by the worthy representation of the Federal Lawmaker at the National Assembly adding that they need not repeat the mistakes of the past.

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*Youths At The Event*

**Cross Section Of Imo Youths At The Event**

Mr Chukwu who described the 39 year old lawmaker as “ an ideologue visionaire, a leader of leaders, philanthropist par excellence and a global citizen said Tony Nwulu is a quintessential Nigerian loved by all and continuously grateful to the good people of Oshodi- Isolo Federal Constituency for their support as always.

“He is a non tribalistic, well educated and a focused leader who has the interest of the young and older at heart”.

“We are more inclined to him courtesy of his “Not Too Young To Run Bill” and his clamour for youth inclusive government, youth empowerment and national security”, he continued.

The youth leader also appealed to the Ezinihitte-Mbaise-born Federal lawmaker who shattered ethnic barriers to win the Isolo/Oshodi Federal Constituency seat in Lagos State not to disappoint Imo youths, while vowing to mobilize necessary support for his governorship ambition.

In his words “We would at this juncture, rise to echo and re- echo to public notice, the position of Imo youths, that based on character, youthfulness, pragmatism, traceable trademark records and taking cognizance of the zoning arrangement in Imo, we demand that ‘the not too young to run man’ -Hon. Tony Nwulu occupies Imo Douglas House come 2019 as executive Governor.”

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Chukwu recalled Nwulu’s antecedents in various field of human endeavour describing him as the best and right man to lead Imo State.

The whole 35 Leaders of the youths and various student groups from across the State under the auspices of Imo Youth Renewal programme who spoke separately at the event extolled the leadership qualities of Hon. Tony Nwulu and drummed their support for him.

It would be recalled that Hon. Tony nwulu was elected Member Representing Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency in 2015 and a year after, he initiated the bill seeking to amend sections of the 1999 Constitution to reduce the age limits for eligibility for elective offices in Nigeria, known as the “Not Too Young To Run bill”, which has secured the endorsement of almost the 36 states and waiting the assent of President Buhari.

Before the initiation of the bill, Section 131(b) of Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended requires that a person is qualified to be president if he has attained the age of 40 years. Similarly, Section 65(a&b) stipulates the ages for the Senate and the House of Representatives as 35 and 30 years respectively.

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But the amendment to these sections will see the age of running for the office of the President reduced from 40 to 35 years old, just as a 30-year-old can now run for governor.

The Born in Eziudo, Ezinihitee Mbaise LGA, Imo State Lawmaker is presently the Chairman, Sub Committee on Market Regulations and Compliance, Deputy Chairman, House Committee On Capital Market and Institutions, House Committee Member, Works, Telecommunications, Pension, Inter Parliamentary Affairs, Emergency Preparedness and Disasters Management and at Harvard where he is undergoing a course on leadership.