Oyinlola to Tinubu, Atiku: You are Too Old to Contest, Step Aside for Younger People

Former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has known as on President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to not contest the 2027 presidential election, arguing that it’s time for youthful Nigerians to imagine the nation’s management.

Oyinlola made the remarks on Wednesday throughout an look on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the place he expressed the view that each political leaders have reached an age the place they need to permit a youthful era to take over.

According to him, his place is predicated on his expertise in public workplace. He recalled that whereas serving as governor of Osun State, he maintained that people above the age of fifty shouldn’t search election as state governors.

The former governor mentioned each Tinubu and Atiku have made their contributions to Nigeria’s political growth and may now create house for youthful leaders to emerge.

“Tinubu and Atiku are too old to contest the 2027 presidency. They should step aside for younger people,” Oyinlola mentioned.

He added:

“When I was in Osun, I made a declaration based on my experience in office that anybody above 50 should not aspire to be governor of a state.”

Oyinlola’s feedback come amid rising debates over the 2027 presidential race and rising calls from some quarters for higher youth participation in Nigeria’s management and political decision-making processes.

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