Government proposes 35-year minimum age for presidential candidates, rejects CRC’s 30 years recommendation

The government has proposed reducing the minimum age for presidential candidates from the current 40 years to 35 years, opting against the Constitutional Review Committee's recommendation of 30 years."The committee recommended that the minimum age for eligibility for election as president be reduced from 40 years currently in the Constitution to 30 years, and the government has accepted this recommendation in principle, subject to one modification.

According to Dr Ayine, while the committee recommended lowering the eligibility age for presidential candidates to 30 years, the government believes 35 years is a more appropriate threshold.