₦airaland Forum

Odibembem:
What prevented the framers of the constitution from saying a winner must score "25% in 2/3 of the 36 states and 25% in the FCT"? Was it that their ink was not plenty enough or they didn't have enough paper or space to write it?

They did. And you know it is boldly written in the rules book. Let me know if you forgot the paragraphs.

Chucks13:
Which pressure? Abegyyy!!! Who be EU? Putin wey dey weep their a s s dem no put him under pressure.

Wallahi if I'm Tinubu I will just go ruthless and dissolve any shit tribunal and let Obi go and do his worst, millitary dey even dey find pesin wey dem vex their anger of boko haram and ISWAP for hin body, dem no dey telli pesin.

EU my a s s. Racism going on under their nose on daily basis dem no go under pressure to stop it.

To hell with EU pressure my foot!!!

Tinubu pls give Wike, El Rufai, Fayose ministerial portfolio make all these bitch hear am for body small.

Small pikin wey dem carry for back no dey know say journey far. On top election wey EU even pay for?. Shebi na from your grand papa wey dey village Nigeria dey go borrow money, even the #8k dem say dem wan share give you.

No worry, close tribunal, send military, appoint anybody. We go still know who own dis country las las.

garfield1:
Obi could have provided his evidences still without bvas and failed to

You mean, he was supposed to manufacture them?. But, the results are already with the court, regardless.

garfield1:
You have nothing to say except what you read on social media.you followed the case and proceedings.obi never showed proof of any invalid votes or any of his stolen votes.even the Lagos votes,obi never brought any proof.obi had All the time to recount and tell us his real figures but he failed.the case is over

I'm not sure what you're referring to. INEC refused to comply with the subpoenas they were issued, denied the petitioners access to the BVAs devices, etc. You know all that too well.

But there are other sources from which some of this information has been extrapolated for the courts' information. Let's wait for Obi and LP's response.

garfield1:
It is not an admission of fact,lp has not brought any fact to show why fct is mandatory.agsin,obi will not participate in a rerun arising from fct so why bother? Is it not obvious that tinubu will win in any rerun?

The foregoing is your subjective opinion at best. When the votes are properly counted and allocated, we can then talk about who will do what. For now, don't forget PDP magnanimously informed all of us that APC only scored 190,000 votes in Lagos at the presidential election pursuant to their situation room intelligence, while INEC awarded Tinubu 500+ thousand votes in the same location. These are the things that ought to be worrying to all Nigerians, and more.

We understand why INEC elected to hide the BVAS machines. But we'll make the arguments consistent with ObiDatti and LP pleadings, and back it up with empirical facts.

As for FCT, I believe we have settled that discussion on the agreement that there's absolutely no discussion regarding its dictation and application in the constitution. No president has emerged since 1999 without crossing that Rubicon, fraudulently or otherwise, and that's a good place to leave it.

I tell you truly, all eyes are on the judiciary as we speak.

garfield1:
I am not hammering on FCT,lp people are the one.lets leave fct and look at other areas.

Ok. Fair enough. That will suffice, in my opinion, as an admission of the fact. Let's move on.

garfield1:
I am not hammering on FCT,lp people are the one.lets leave fct and look at other areas.

Are we then to discard that well established constitutional requirement because your candidate failed it, and is erroneously declared president?.

You've literally argued everything in this post election season, so tell us, which other president in our history post 1999 constitution as amended has failed to secure 25% of FCT votes?.

garfield1:
Almost all obidients know that other prayers are dead so they are latching on to this fct matter.

Again, that you choose to continuously hammer the FCT matter is an indication that you correctly identify the same as a bone in Tinubu's throat. While I understand the predicament you face with it, I am confident that the justices will see the matter in the language and context we espouse.

Odibembem:
You are d one claiming that for a candidate to win, he must score 1/4 in d FCT, the law never said so. Do u argue cos u hear your Obidients people argue or u actually have a hard copy of d constitution? I bought mine in 2009 and still have it. Nigeria is a federation. That federation is made up of 36 states and d FCT. The constitution says to be president u must besides majority votes also win 25% in 2/3 of d federation ( d 36 states and FCT). Why u guys single out d FCT for specialty is interesting but d judges surely throw out d petition. It flies in d face of common sense, no region is superior to the other

You are still in error in your thinking. Certainly, your possession of the constitution shows that you are interested in your country's legal framework, but so do a lot of us as well.

I am not given to quoting from the book unless I have to, but if you indeed purchased and took the time to study the book, you would be familiar with the conjunction placed on the relationship between the FCT and the states in the context of the 25% requirement.

"And", means Plus. It is a separate requirement that has to co-join to make the whole. So, 25% of the votes in 2/3 of the federating states AND the FCT.

Tinubu fell short of the requirement, having allegedly obtained 18+ percent of these said votes. Allegedly, because we know that votes were simply allocated to him in various places.

The absence of a “normal” executive governor in Abuja prevented Tinubu from scaling over this threshold. There is no criminal structure such as we unfortunately find in our states to rig the votes for him in the FCT. This also explains why LP took the FCT senate seat.

garfield1:
But you must know that once other prayers fail,fct will also fail.obi won't even benefit from the fct induced rerun.

Why did you choose to ignore the word “Consecutively”?.

garfield1:
Why are you concerned only about fct? What of lack of transmission, shettima double nomination

I am interested in all the prayers pending to be determined consecutively by the justices.

garfield1:
That means you agree that all other prayers are dead

How so?

garfield1:
Why are you ignoring the other prayers of obi but hammering on FCT

Because negating that one prayer is a fatal injury to the constitution.

favor914:
Hope you have applied for your Nigerian passport?

Cos from your tone, I doubt you you would be able to bear the anguish for the next 4, to 8 years.

I will appreciate it if you stick to the topic being discussed.

favor914:
He never said that, he said his client got more than the required 2/3 votes needed in the states of the federation, & the FCT to be declared winner, having done that in 29 of the states, including Abuja.

In this instance, whether he got the 25% in the FCT or not is irrelevant, because he had already achieved the threshold needed by his victory in the other states of the federation.

He did say so. But you can claim it was a typo to save face.

He wrote: "The 2nd respondent polled more than 25% of the total votes cast in 29 states of the federation and the FCT". Your other position fails. Whether Tinubu scored 25% in 29 states does not qualify him to be declared president. The constitution is unambiguous on FCT inclusivity and at the stated threshold.

And, regarding what Tinubu actually scored in the states, the court will determine whether votes allocated to him by his co-riggers, INEC, is indeed true.

garfield1:
We don't know whether 25% is needed in the fct.it is now left for the court to rule and rule they shall

But you, and those who support the candidate you support, told us bluntly that 1/4th in the FCT is not supported by the constitution, since according to your hypothesis, people in Abuja are not superior to those in the states.

And now that the pendulum seems to swing in a different direction other than that which you will wish from the court, obvious from your legal team's final submission, it is now the court will decide.

Oga, I for like call both thunder, sango and amadioha for you, but you're actually one of the most reasonable and approachable member of your crew. We'll see what the justices say.

peekspot:
https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/i-pray-to-die-same-day-with-my-wife-says-adeboye/

Selfish man. Are you age mates?.

Odibembem:
The law has specified how a gov is to emerge in my state. The law has also specified that FCT residents won't determine on their own who governs them as president and lawmakers. Saying that d president nuts win 25% to govern FCT is hogwash and unconstitutional. If u argue that since d Governor of a state must win a state to govern them, then why argue d president must score 25% to govern FCT? Why not argue for him to get majority votes in FCT? Guy this thing won't fly, FCT has no veto over d rest of us, the case would be flung out

Wanna read through your arguments again?, because it doesn't make sense, is emotional and devoid of logic.

You argued that the law specified how your state governor is to emerge. Who is the law. The constitution as amended.

The same law you subscribe to, who is still the legal persona, the constitution, also stipulates that for a candidate to be seen to have been elected to the office of the president of the federation, he or she shall secure 1/4 of the votes cast in the FCT.

Since you agree with the dictates of the law (the constitution) with respect to how your state governor is to be elected, why does the dictates of the same law (the constitution) regarding how a president is to emerge unconstitutional?.

And finally, why would a candidate contest an election in which he or she is in disagreement with the ground rules without first seeking to set aside, the offending part of the law?.

garfield1:
Obi sued inec

And rightly so. They conducted and rigged the election in criminal connivance with Tinubu and the APC.

duro4chang:
He said it the way it appears in the law. The law did not specifically say you must have 25% votes in Abuja. The lawyer is actually right . That is exactly how the law put it. assuming the law says after have 25% in 3/4 States , you must also have 25% votes in Abuja it would have been a different case. The lawyer is brilliant aswear.

Quit lying.
The constitution explicitly said, "AND".
All of you have tried to intimidate Nigerians regarding that dictate. Now that you clearly failed, you're coming with another spin. Rest abeg.

001Lagos:
Tinubu wants to rig this one again before our very own eyes?

I thought his useless and foolish supporters said that %25 in Abuja isn't compulsory 😂😂😂

Peter Obi don show Dem shege 💪💪 😂😂

Do you mean Shegebanza?.

BentizilL2:
OSU na South East Lagos dey??
You dey mention yours, I dey reply... What's your business with SW?

I think you need to be clear that whatever you show in Lagos has Igbo imprimatur in it. Not a fair comparison, even if it will not change the metrics.

MrSinister:
Hmmm...

So there are igbos on Tinubu's legal team. Very interesting...

Igbo does not discriminate.

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BabaRamota1980:
00FT00

Good job.

How person go pronounce ya name sef?

The name sef tire me

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