A bill seeking to review upward the required education qualification for elective offices in Nigeria has passed second reading at the House of Representatives.
Sponsor of the Bill, Adewumi Onanuga, while leading the argument at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja, said the objective was to place more value on education. She also explained that the Bill was meant at enhancing the quality of elective leadership in the country, by encouraging individuals with high educational qualifications to join politics.
According to the lawmaker, the office of the Governor is the highest political office in a state ditto, the office of the President in the land. She added that such step would positively affect the quality of candidate seeking for political office in the country.
The House however resolved to unanimously adopted the Bill after a voice vote by the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase who presided over the plenary.
