House of Representatives members has begun a move to cancel out secondary school certificate as qualification for President, governor, and others.
The bill sponsored by Oriyomi Onanuga from Ogun State seeks to increase the minimum academic qualification for election as a President, governor, state, and federal lawmaker to at least a “university degree level or its equivalent”.
The bill which was introduced on Tuesday to amend sections 66, 106, 131, and 171 of the 1999 Constitution, has passed its first reading at the lower chamber of the national assembly.
However, a date is yet to be set for the second reading of the bill.
