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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).