₦airaland Forum

Femancy34:
I honestly hate lies. Who attacked Israel on October 7. I guess it's Alqeada as you said.

There was no occupation before October 7? Your knowledge of history began on that date? Why is there a resistance? Hamas is resisting something. You unlawfully occupy someone's land, committing atrocities against them, yet seek to dictate their reaction? Typical mindset of colonialists.

He can afford to do this because Washington is controlled by Israeli lobbyists.

Brendaniel:
I initially wanted to ignore this nonsense you wrote up here, but for the sake of posterity, I will address it, one thing I have noticed about you people is that you people hate applying rationality and logic to your reasoning and it is majorly because of tribal, religious and political supremacy and bias ideology.

So you people hate to be rational or logical, let me first ask you a question.

Do you think the people who sat down to write down the law were not trying to be logical and rational?

No, you won't see it that way, because your reasoning is already biased and I will tell you why...

You asked a question if Abuja is more powerful than the 36 states?

Good question, but you forgot to also ask if the 36 states are also more powerful than Abuja for having about 99% of their law makers selected by the 36 states, Abuja has only one senator, you forgot that the law makers in Abuja also double as the Abuja state house of Assembly and 99% are picked by the remaining 36 states, they are the ones doing the work of their local assembly there.

Secondly, you also forgot that the presidential elections doubles as the governorship election for the people of Abuja, that's why the president has to appoint someone to represent him as governor in form of a minister, which other state in Nigeria is their governor appointed to govern them and most likely not even indigenous to the state?

That's why they have never had an indigenous minister since the creation of Abuja...

Imagine the 36 states choosing 99% of your law makers and choosing who your governor will be, then there will be no provision to at least protect you?

Of course you won't see it that way, why?

Your reasoning is biased and not logical...

That was why those who wrote the law tried to give them some form of protection by saying, for their governorship election which doubles as the presidential election, give them at least 25% to decide who governs them.

No one is saying the person who doesn't score 25% should lose if he scored the highest, what should have been done was a rerun among the one scored 25% in FCT and met other requirements across the 36 states with the person who score highest votes and met with other requirements across the 36 states, that way only one winner can come out, since they are only 2 this time around...

So other votes that were shared to other candidates must be shared among the 2 and no how, one winner will emerge meeting all the requirements...

But no, the biased judges supported by Tinubu and people like you threw logic and rational reasoning away just for Tinubu to have his way....

We can all see all the nonsense he is busy doing today with the same office he cheated his way through to get...

Nigeria is the way it is today because people who reason like you are currently the people in power, ask yourself, does the Nigeria of today look like what rational thinking people are governing?

I don’t think you understood the topic. You rushed in with rage and a mind full of accusations, despite your glaring lack of knowledge and understanding of constitutional law.

I made a legal analysis. It has nothing to do with Tinubu. I’m not even his supporter. I support Nigeria. For me, this country comes first, which is why I have no hesitation in criticising the rot in this administration.

I also carefully went through all your comments here, and nowhere did you cite the Constitution or any law to support your baseless position. Instead, you made up for your inadequacies with uncontrolled emotions and conjecture.

There is a reason non-lawyers are referred to as laymen, and you showcased that here. You threw around the words "illogical" and "bias," but it is clear from your comments that you don’t know what they mean.

dipsx:
Social media influence responsible for the emotional recklesness of this generation, their threshold is so low. Every little thing they jump at suicide, the other day one killed herself because she failed jamb. This life when sweet to the point people are doing everything to cling to theirs, you took your life and now plundered your loved ones into same depression.

Don't be glib. You can learn a thing or two from people here who have shown emotional intelligence.

I have consistently said we should send these people home. Scam diplomacy. They clearly have other motives for that property which will be detrimental to us.

Law School. I still remember my examinations. After the first paper, I wanted to go home because I felt I had done badly and that everything was over. A fellow student consoled me, saying it was just the first paper. I listened to him and finished the exams. It turned out to be a success. I saw that same colleague again at the Call to the Bar ceremony, and he reminded me of that day.

This division was created by the president for selfish reasons. Did he have to pick a Muslim running mate since he was a Muslim? As he entered the office has the country improved? Power hungry fellow.

That is Nigeria for you. Orders are given but no one obeys. A case study is the police.

Stoplying:
I defend the removal of subsidies, whichever government does it and since 2011, all Nigerian governments have done it because subsidies help other African countries and impoverish Nigerians !

Being in the opposition doesn't mean you have to oppose common sense as well. Your aim seems to be only about grabbing power and replacing corruption which doesn't enter your pocket with corruption which enters your private pocket. That shows you are not a real opposition, You're just an other kleotocrat. A true opposition thinks about how to better the lives of the people and supports what's good for the people ! Subsidy is not good for Nigerians !

Straw man. Has corruption stopped now? Where in my post did I even mention subsidies, whether in support or against? I stated what the government needed to do. Whose job is it to stop corruption or defend the borders? Is that why our refineries controlled by NNPC are not working? I'm not interested in repeating myself. You can continue to make excuses for the government.

The notion that our courts did something mysterious when they treated the FCT like a state has to be corrected. Absolutely no magic was performed. A major part of the controversy stems from the interpretation and understanding of the relevant constitutional provisions. Then you have those who are using it as propaganda.

The lack of trust in the system is largely responsible for the cynicism and dismissal of issues by people before they understand them.

In the 2023 presidential election petition, the petitioners made a special-status claim at the Presidential Election Petition Court: that a candidate must get 25% in the FCT in addition to two-thirds of the 36 states to be president. The petition was dismissed for lacking merit, and the dismissal was upheld by the Supreme Court because a candidate does not need 25% of the votes in the FCT to be declared president.

I agree with the decision of the courts on this issue because of what the consequence would be if they had held otherwise. To ascribe a special status to the FCT in the manner sought by the petitioners in the 2023 presidential election petition would mean that a candidate with 25% in 36 states but 10% in the FCT would lose the election. That would make the FCT more powerful than the 36 states combined. What does that say about our democracy?

Acceding to the demands of the petitioners would have resulted in the conferment of a type of superiority on the FCT not intended by the Constitution. The FCT is not superior to the 36 states. So if any treatment is to be given to it, such treatment should not surpass that accorded to the 36 states. Losing the FCT should not stop a candidate from being president when the constitutional requirements have been met.

The law:

Section 134(2)(a)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) provides that a candidate shall be deemed duly elected to the office of President where the candidate has:

(a) The highest number of votes cast at the election; and
(b) Not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the states in the Federation and the FCT.

This means 36 states and the FCT equals 37 for the computation of results. A candidate needs 1/4 (25%) in two-thirds of 37 to win. A candidate with 25% in 25 states, with or without the FCT, wins. According to INEC, Tinubu scored 25% of the valid votes cast in 29 states of the Federation, which makes him the winner.

If we apply the rules of interpretation of statutes, one of the first rules is that words be given their ordinary meaning. A careful reading of that section still aligns with the decision of the courts if the literal approach is used.

If we also go by the golden rule, which allows for departure from the literal rule when its application would be repugnant to or inconsistent with some other provisions in the statute, or would lead to what the court considers an absurdity, then the absurdity would be that a candidate with 25% in 25 states but 19% in the FCT would lose the election.

That would make the FCT more powerful than the rest of the states and a special decider in who becomes President. It would mean that all the states could vote a certain way, but if those in the FCT go in the opposite direction, then the other votes would not matter. That is a kind of veto.

Finally, Section 299 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) states that the provisions of the Constitution shall apply to the FCT, Abuja, as if it were one of the states of the Federation.

The courts clearly made the right decision on this issue and should not be vilified for it.

So be it. I don't know what the current governor has done in that state. He is always in the news for dancing. Dancing governor.

Stoplying:
Are you guys deaf ?
In which language must I repeat for the tenth time that all African countries come to buy fuel from our local market when the price is below market value because our borders are porous and traffickers take advantage of this.
In your mind, is Nigeria supposed to be able to subsidise fuel for more than 1 billion people ?

You don't understand the arguments you are advancing, else you would be channelling your frustration to the appropriate authorities. Your role is quite obvious to me: defend and make excuses.

This is the outcome of the investigation because the administration is corrupt. No thorough report will clear Gbajabiamila anywhere in the world. He ought to be prosecuted.

Yet the governor endorsed the president. How do you make sense of that? Their business.

A culture of looting and afrophobia. Such a wicked country.

Parachoko:
Look at the Source?

And there's no way the President will invite 76 APC leaders from Osun to Aso Rock

He can only hold such a meeting with few party leaders and Oyetola will also be there

Nevertheless, it wouldn't surprise me. We have seen worse. The bar has been set so low.

He has his work cut out for him in that wicked country. We really need to step up our conduct of diplomatic relations. I have never seen a country swallow so much rubbish from others.

Just imagine. This is what the NSA's job has been reduced to. This government is only interested in politics, while the country is drowning in insecurity.

All this epistle just because he told truth to power. Leaders should welcome criticisms. Tinubu has failed this country and must be told so. Not interested in reading this propaganda salad.

Most of the morally bankrupt people you will find in a society are politicians.

Mtcheww. Defending rubbish. Still one of the most corrupt entities in this country.

nairalanda1:
USA is the world's leading oil producer and also has some of the most expensive prices for fuel in the world.

Countries that can afford cheap fuel usually have populations far less than Nigeria's and produce far more oil.

Nothing like cheap fuel.in the Nigerian context.

Countries like the USA had policies and actions which caused that problem. They were transitioning away from oil. Any oil producing country that has what I earlier outlined will not have expensive fuel. We must produce to meet our domestic needs. Population is not an excuse. The government is just incompetent and corrupt.

I forgot that these relationships are poverty alleviation schemes. Cheating is for people without any self worth.

The problem facing the EFCC is the public's perception of its actions.

What a country. I couldn't stop laughing. See the ratings in terms of intellectual capacity 😂

A country importing problems. Nigeria is a paradox. Oil producing country with expensive fuel. Until the local refineries are able to consistently meet our domestic needs, nothing will change.

What does the law say about vote buying and bribery? Dancing governor wants to remain in office to continue his dance. Unfortunately, the ones at the federal level are not any better with their numerous scandals. Corrupt system.

So what was the outcome of his visits? This man just likes talking. "Our children" but he will travel abroad to attend the graduation of his child in London. Typical Nigerian politician disguising as a saint to the gullible.

Why can't the president clear the air? What exactly is he hiding? Some say he peddled drugs for the CIA. Or was he doing that before he was caught and turned? It is really concerning. Now his nationality is in doubt.

No one can honestly say they know him, not even his supporters. I doubt his family members even know anything. Very dodgy character.

From impersonation to unknown state of origin, incomplete education history and questionable certificates. Alleged forged documents and drug trafficking. The list goes on. Everything about this man appears fake. Nigeria has never had a character like this as president.

Another sycophant has spoken. Obviously led by the stomach.

Can you farm? Reckless remark from someone getting free money from politics. Room temperature IQ.

She is now in the place without medical negligence. Some people just say anything.