Nigeria: Youths Count Gains As Under-40 Make Speakership in Houses of Assembly

When campaigners for Age Reduction Bill, popularly known as 'Not Too Young To Run,' led by Samson Itoto and Cynthia Mbamalu-inspired Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA Africa) started out in 2016, perhaps not many took them seriously.

Nigerian youths had never taken a stand and seen it to its logical end without the usual compromises. But as time progressed, the campaign began to gain momentum and elders bought into it.

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