a4cube:
It's not jamb but the English is same. Abuja don't have governor and legislatures. So the president is seen as the gov. So you as the president must get 25% to be seen as accepted in abj.

olisaEze:


Just to be clear, are you calling the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria nonsense?? It is the right of any aggrieved party to table a matter before the courts no matter how flimsy. What the courts decide to do is entirely up to them there! Wait for the courts to rule before addressing anyone’s opinions as nonsense!

The fact that you are taking a matter to court doesn't mean that it's not nonsense.

Many nonsense and ridiculous cases do make it to the courts and of course are thrown out with speed. But don't come back to cry after the matter has been expectedly thrown out.

SenatePresdo:


If anything happens on Election day, then the candidate can head to court.

This is not the intention or the spirit of the constitution.

If FCT was not mentioned in that clause then the votes in FCT won't matter. Now that FCT has been mentioned, some are deliberately and mischievously claiming that a candidate must score 25% in FCT regardless of his scores in the remaining 36 states. Can this ever be the meaning of that clause?

FreeStuffsNG:



The DSS supports the President and Commander-in-Chief in his avowed commitment to a hitch-free handover and will assiduously work in this direction. It also supports the Presidential Transition Council and such other related bodies in the States. It will collaborate with them and sister security and law enforcement agencies to ensure seamless inaugurations come 29th May, 2023.

Consequently, the Service strongly warns those organising to thwart democracy in the country to retract from their devious schemes and orchestrations. Stakeholders, notably judicial authorities, media and the Civil Society, are enjoined to be watchful and cautious to avoid being used as instruments to subvert peace and stability of the nation.

While its monitoring continues, the DSS will not hesitate to take decisive and necessary legal steps against these misguided elements to frustrate their obnoxious intentions.

Peter Afunanya PhD, fsi
Public Relations Officer
Department of State Services
National Headquarters
Abuja
29th March, 2023

https://twitter.com/OfficialDSSNG/status/1641103330876194817?t=DfYqARoMzMFzMA_bxUtCAA&s=19

Seun is not seeing them now that NL is being used by these unpatriotic elements to subvert our democracy and he is not doing anything about it yet until others start speaking the language these elements like OP understand.

Lol now we understand why DSS suddenly remembered to join Twitter 😅

Globad:


This is not the intention or the spirit of the constitution.

If FCT was not mentioned in that clause then the votes in FCT won't matter. Now that FCT has been mentioned, some are deliberately and mischievously claiming that a candidate must score 25% in FCT regardless of his scores in the remaining 36 states. Can this ever be the meaning of that clause?

They should have said; "37 States, including the FCT."(because the Constitution Said they would treat FCT as if it was a state)

Instead of; "36 States, and The FCT.

In WAEC, even if you pass all the Subjects and fail English, you failed the exam. And also bear it in mind that the student made use of English language to write and pass other subjects.
Why then is English so important, when a student made good use of it to write and pass other subjects?

The president is the administrative head of the FCT, are you telling that someone that didn't get 25% of their votes ought to be their administrator, is that even logical?

The Constitution was clear without ambiguity, 25% of FCT is required for a president to be declared winner.

SenatePresdo:


They should have said; "37 States, including the FCT."(because the Constitution Said they would treat FCT as if it was a state)

Instead of; "36 States, and The FCT.

In WAEC, even if you pass all the Subjects and fail English, you failed the exam. And also bear it in mind that the student made use of English language to write and pass other subjects.
Why then is English so important, when a student made good use of it to write and pass other subjects?

The president is the administrative head of the FCT, are you telling that someone that didn't get 25% of their votes ought to be their administrator, is that even logical?

The Constitution was clear without ambiguity, 25% of FCT is required for a president to be declared winner.

Using the word "including" cannot cure the entire defect in that clause.

Some will also interpret it to mean that FCT is already included in the 36 states and need not be counted or considered separately

Globad:


Using the word "including" cannot cure the entire defect in that clause.

Some will also interpret it to mean that FCT is already included in the 36 states and need not be counted or considered separately

The people that will interpret it that way are people who doesn't understand basic English, and their opinion wouldn't matter.

Whenever the whole states in Nigeria are mentioned, FCT is always inclusive, despite it not being a state.

Assuming we want to count census, it will be in the whole states. (Without Mentioning FCT that is not a state, we already know it will be among in the Census Counting)

If they ask you to list the 36 states and capital, you will still mention FCT Abuja, but nobody asked you to count 37 States.

So whenever we hear 36 states, FCT Abuja is innately included without being mentioned.


So for the fact that FCT was exclusively mentioned in the 25% clause is to show you that it's compulsory, the Constitution was clear.