Nigerian Reps Step Down Bill To Raise Minimum Requirement For President, Governors 

In another breath, the House has also urged the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to halt the recruitment process into the Federal High Court until there was compliance with the federal character principle and quota system.

Section 131 (d) of the 1999 Constitution as amended provides that a person shall be eligible to contest the office of the president if such a person is educated up to at least school certificate level or its equivalent.