Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has made a strong commitment to appoint only young persons under the age of 35 as ministers of state if he is elected president next year.
Saraki tweeted this on Tuesday after receiving from a group of young professionals the expression of interest form for the presidential nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The form cost ₦40 million.
“Last night, I was truly touched by the gesture of the young professionals convened by Abubakar Danmusa, who helped to raise the N40 million for my Presidential Expression of Interest Form and my Nomination Form,” the former Kwara State governor said.
“These young people, who went out of their way to rally their friends, family, and coworkers, made contributions of N500,000 to N2 million to reach their desired goal.
“This symbolic gesture, a first of its kind in the history of our nation, is also a challenge to me. Now, I promise to work twice as hard as I originally intended. I promise to meet the yearning and aspirations of all our young people to run a modern government.
“As it stands, this is a clarion call. This is why, I make this promise: ‘When I become President on the 29th of May 2023, all the Ministers of State in my Cabinet will be experienced young people who are under the age of 35.”
Saraki noted that “we have our work cut out for us” and that the race to “fix Nigeria” had only just begun.
