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2027 polls: Youth candidacy drops to 20% as Yiaga Africa kicks off bootcamp for young aspirants

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By Cynthia Alo Eight years after the enactment of the Not Too Young to Run law, which lowered the minimum age for contesting some elective offices in Nigeria, Yiaga Africa has said that candidates under the age of 35 account for only about 20 per cent of candidates for the 2027 general elections.…

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