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what if you don't have 25% in fct??

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ChatGPT isn’t the Nigerian constitution. What does the 1999 constitution say?

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...The candidate must receive the highest number of votes in the election.

It is important to note that there are also other provisions in the Nigerian Constitution that govern elections, including provisions on the conduct of elections, electoral boundaries, and the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in organizing and conducting elections.



QUESTION Tell me about the provision concerning majority votes and 25% vote cast


In Nigeria, the Constitution provides that for a candidate to be elected as President or Governor, the candidate must not only receive the highest number of votes in the election but must also secure at least 25% of the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

This provision is intended to ensure that the President or Governor has a broad-based support and is not elected by a narrow regional or sectional interest. Essentially, it means that a candidate who wins the election but fails to meet the 25% threshold in at least two-thirds of the states and the FCT cannot be declared the winner.

For example, if there are 36 states and the FCT, a candidate must secure at least 25% of the votes cast in at least 24 states and the FCT to be declared the winner of the election, even if they win the highest number of votes overall.

It is important to note that this provision only applies to presidential and gubernatorial elections and not to other elections such as elections for the National Assembly, state Houses of Assembly, and Local Government Councils.

What if a candidate wins the majority votes, and 25% in 36 states, but fails to win 25% in the FCT. What happen, according to the constitution?


If a presidential or gubernatorial candidate wins the majority of votes and also secures at least 25% of the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states, but fails to secure 25% of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, according to the Nigerian Constitution, such a candidate cannot be declared the winner of the election.

In this scenario, the election would be declared inconclusive, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would have to organize a supplementary election in the FCT to determine the winner.

It is important to note that the provision of securing at least 25% of the votes cast in each of at least two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states and the FCT is a constitutional requirement that must be met for a presidential or gubernatorial candidate to be declared the winner of an election in Nigeria.




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