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The current constitutional clause that sets the secondary school diploma as the minimum educational requirement for electoral offices should be examined and raised, according to Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila. I sincerely believe that the National Assembly needs to look into section 131 (d) of the 1999 constitution with a view to increasing the minimum educational qualification for people aspiring to be future Presidents of Nigeria and other top offices, including the National Assembly, he said while delivering a paper titled, "Building Black Better: Creating A New Framework for Tertiary Education In Nigeria In the 21st Century," at the 52nd Convocation of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).

Reactions trailed the declaration by national leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and former Lagos State governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said, he has informed the president about his ambition, saying it had been a lifelong dream. Tinubu said I've not set a parameter of limitation to the extent of how many people I will consult. You will soon hear; all you want to hear is the categorical declaration. When reminded that there are other contestants on the All Progressives Congress platform, Tinubu said he has the confident, vision, capacity to rule, build on the foundation of President Buhari and turn around Nigeria for better. Tinubu's declaration set the social media on the overdrive, with most Nigerians asking him to shelve his ambition.