Friday, January 2, 2026 - A political economist, Prof Pat Utomi, says anybody above the age of 70 years should not contest for either presidency or governor.
Prof Utomi made this statement on Thursday while responding
to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels
Television monitored
He was speaking on running for public office in Nigeria.
“I’m insisting that I will converse to the Nigerian people
that nobody over the age of 70 should run for an executive position, whether it
be governor or president.
“Yes, a few people can stay in the legislature till they are
75 possibly even close to 80. But the Nigerian people must not continue to
tolerate the presidency being where you keep people who need medical attention.
“Doing so is at the great expense to the Nigerian taxpayer,
who is not getting the quality of services they should get from these public
office holders,” he said.
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