She is young, vibrant and bursting with fresh ideas on how to turn around her constituency should she win in the forthcoming elections.
She is Medinat Abdulraheem. When President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the #NotTooYoungToRun bill which sought to reduce the age benchmark to hold elective office in the country – from 40 to 30 years for president; from 35 to 30 for governor; from 35 to 30 for Senate; from 30 to 25 for House of Representatives; and from 30 to 25 for state House of Assembly, Medinat grabbed the opportunity with both hands and made a go for it.
The 32-year-old is vying to represent Lanwa Ejidongari constituency in the Kwara state house of assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). If she wins, Medinat plans to focus on the welfare of members of her constituency who she said motivated her to make a foray into politics and prompted her to run for office.
A graduate of Kwara State Polytechnic, she claims her constituency have suffered for long and need someone who knows and feels their pains and her running for elective post is to ensure that they get adequate representation by providing them with the basic amenities she believes they lack.
Another major reason why she said she is throwing her hat in the ring is because as a youth, she understands the problems of youths better than the ‘old guard’ and hopes to influence them positively through politics.
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