A member of the House of Representatives has initiated constitutional amendments to raise the education qualifications required to contest elections in Nigeria, however, the bill encountered resistance and failed to gain approval in the House. Sponsored by Oriyomi Onanuga, the bill was debated on Tuesday, and after over two hours of deliberation, it was ultimately stepped down. Leading the debate, Onanuga argued that leaving education qualifications at the secondary school certificate level is inadequate for the country. She advocated an upward revision to a minimum of a university degree for …
