genkins:
Una wey Sabi book..over to you

genkins:
Una wey Sabi book..over to you

Femmyfamous4u:


Around 25 states.

tesppidd:
And what is the meaning of 25 percent of 37 states?

genkins:


Ogbeni,I don change the grammar

tesppidd:
And what is the meaning of 25 percent of 37 states?

The law states 25 percent in two-thirds of 37 states.

Two-thirds of 37 states is 24.67.

So 24 states is applied not 25, just to err on the side of caution.

genkins:


Why should 24 be applied when if u round up 24.67 it becomes 25.
Both cannot stand.its meant to be 2/3 of 36 + 1fct

genkins:


Lol..what's 'around'?

genkins:


Why should 24 be applied when if u round up 24.67 it becomes 25.
Both cannot stand.its meant to be 2/3 of 36 + 1fct

Femmyfamous4u:


Can't you use brain? Don't you know it's in decimal? The law said at least 24+ and someone has 28 and you're bleating?

tesppidd:
That's why I said they use 24 in order to play safe, err on the side of caution.

If they use 25 states, somebody who makes only 24 states will go to court and argue that 24.6 states is not up to 25.

Hence the use of 24.

Femmyfamous4u:


Can't you use brain? Don't you know it's in decimal? The law said at least 24+ and someone has 28 and you're bleating?

Ogbuefi2020:

It's not about this particular election. What if someone has exactly 24 states? If Abuja is treated as a state, is 25% of 37 states not greater than 24? For them to say minimum of 24 states means that Abuja is separate and 25% is compulsory in Abuja

Femmyfamous4u:


To get it clearer, see Abuja as a state. So, the person needs 25% in 25 states.

omonnakoda:

Even if you see Abuja as a state 2/3 of 37 is 24 1/3 not 25

Femmyfamous4u:


That's why I said for anyone to win, he must have 25% in 25 states. TINUBU has it in 28 states.

omonnakoda:

I did not mention Tinubu
I am just saying if you get 25% in 24 and 8.33% in the 25th state you win
25% of 1/3_is 8.33%

tesppidd:
And what is the meaning of 25 percent of 37 states?

The law states 25 percent votes in two-thirds (or 66.7 percent) of 37 states.

Two-thirds of 37 states is 24.67.

So 24 states is applied not 25, just to err on the side of caution.

nonhuman:
in mathematics approximation error when a number after the decimal point is above 5, it's becomes whole,

Femmyfamous4u:


Can't you use brain? Don't you know it's in decimal? The law said at least 24+ and someone has 28 and you're bleating?

genkins:


All these millennium children on social media.smh

omonnakoda:

Who is THEY?
The truth is it is a grey area
One day someone will get 24 and they will go to court
Go and study the 12 2/3 judgment of 1979
If that logic is followed it would be 25% in 24 plus
25% of 1/3 of the 25th state
ie 1/12 or 8.33% in the 25th state

That was the logic that brought Shagari to power
He got 25% in 12 and in Kano the 13th he got 20%
We had 19 states then
His lawyer Richard Akinjixe argued,successfully that he needed 25% of 2/3 in Kano= 16.66% and he got 20%

The Supreme Court agreed but said in future it should be 13

nonhuman:
in mathematics approximation error when a number after the decimal point is above 5, it's becomes whole,

tesppidd:
Lol

This is law not mathematics.

If the law expresses two-thirds as 25 states then it will be total absolute chaos.

Anyone who makes 24 will run to court to challenge it.

tesppidd:
No one can go to court for 24 because the constitution has clearly spelt out 24 states not two thirds.
Using the term "two-thirds" is what causes the grey area.

But it is now expressly stated 24 states, so no one can challenge that.

If the constitution was still stating "two-thirds" then it would be a problem.