Before an individual can be eligible to contest for the position of president in Nigeria, he must have satisfied the following requirements;

(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth;
(b) he has attained the age of forty years;
(c) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party; and
(d) he has been educated up to at least a School Certificate level or its equivalent.

Without satisfying these requirements, an individual can’t contest for the seat of the president.

See Section 131 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria. >>> Click Here <<<