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Innobee99:
Anyone including me will be pissed off with those questions

Why? How?

Sirlucky1:
If that is the main reason you're going there, though it's hard doing that now, cause of the new identity card that is required to buy and registered a sum, you still need that to own a momo account. Thought their are some guys that will do it for you without requiring identify. But it will cost you money, when you get to Ghana, approach any Nigeria business there, business man or yahoo boys, they will put you through. But do not hand over the Money to them, ask for them to take you to the person that will do it for him, you will still have to pay the person for his services

Nigerians or yahoo boys same thing!

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Australia? How did Australia get into this? I thought we were discussing Ghana, Togo

Sirlucky1:
Ghana is very expensive now. Why not try Togo since it borders Benin Republic, there are few tourist places there. To answer your question, 18,000 is more than enough to take you to Accra

That's what I was just about to advice him b4 he started attacking me needlessly

obawaya:
why questioning me ?
am asking on how to get to ghana from cotonou
if you don't know then skip and pass

Well, I have to ascertain certain facts before giving my advice. My advice is very valuable and I don't just give it anyhow

obawaya:
nothing, we have three weeks break in school
i want to go to ghana and spend a week

Oh, ok.
Why Cotonou for schooling? Of all places

Short answer: NEVER
Only way is if Nigeria makes N500 the new N1.
We simply lack the fundamentals - and getting worse!

Why, what's wrong with Cotonou?

OP one mistake you make, there is no "right" partner.
You can only guess - that's how human beings are. They can seem what they are not plus they also change over time and are different under different circumstances.
Also, you "train" your partner. No matter how "right" a person is, if you start on the wrong foot and wrong training, it won't work.
In short the whole thing boils down to luck. But if you two are intentionally VERY RESPECTFUL, AND VERY CONSIDERATE, AND VERY CAREFUL about each other (no careless talk whatsoever), a marriage has a very high chance of working!

thesicilian:
So you people don't believe in the courts again? Confused lot.

Same way, courts can say whatever they wish, doesn’t change the fact a man is a druggie and rigger!

Courts can say whatever they wish, people know who the authentic chairman is.

FTC FTC FCT FCT FTV

Profmizolm:
Constitution is read from Top to Bottom. The One I quoted earlier went further to say no person is above d other in this country. And no other part of this constitution can contradict it. It's very simple. Adding this to d part that says fct would be treated as a state, it could mean 36+fct or 37states. It's more like having one dog and 36 goats in a cage. You cannot say 2/3 of 36 goats would be majority. You'll say 2/3 of 36goats and the dog. They're all in the cage (in this case Nigeria) but cannot be termed Dogs or Goats. You have to use dogs and Goats.

There is no limit to the number of words one can use in a constitution. Even by your anology what would be said is 2/3 of all the ANIMALS. If they instead say it the way you did, it means the dog would be divided and ⅔ of the dog required, that's how English language works - unless you invent your own version of English!
There is nothing preventing you from stating what you mean - that the dog is to be counted as just another animal, which is different from what you said!

Thanksful:
The constitution is final. Once it is breached, Nigeria cease to exist.

You mean once interpretation of it by the SC is breached

ANNIP:
WHY DO MOST OF YOU UNDERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF FCT. IT IS OF HIGHER IMPORTANCE THAN ANY STATE IN NIGERIA.
SO IF THE WRITTERS OF THE CONSTITUTION GIVES IT A SPECIAL ATTENSION WHY ARGUE IT. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ITS NOT IN THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE STATES
IF YOU SAY ITS SAME AS STATE THEN ASK YOURSELF
1. IS PRESIDENT SAME AS GOVERNOR? NO
2. IS THE SEAT OF POWER OF NIGERIA IN ANY STATE APART FROM ABUJA? NO
3. IS THE 3-ARM OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ANY STATE APART FROM ABUJA? NO
4. IS HEADQUATERS OF MILITARY IN ANY STATE APART FROM ABUJA? NO
5. IS THE PRESIDENT SAME LEVEL AS ANY OTHER NIGERIAN? NO
SO ABUJA THE FCT IS SPECIAL THEREFORE IF THE CONSTITUTION SAYS 25% IS REQUIRED IN FCT, DONT ASK ME
1. Are people in Abuja more special than those in the states? Let me ask you, why then is the president resident there?
2. You must accept that Abuja has a special status thats is more than/different from that of any state. So stop arguing why FCT must be 25% requirement to be president.

The only importance they can give it is consider it a state (though it is less than a state). The constitution cannot intentionally make voters in FCT worth more than voters elsewhere. That wouldn't be democracy!

madscientist88:
its about the people, what's the governor's without the people?

So why aren't they equally required to get 25% in the capital??

madscientist88:
you dont know much about defence strategy do you?its a common knowledge that soldiers outnumbered 5 to 1 could win battles,this was recuperated into politics since its a game.

State governors?

garfield1:
Justice agim will write the judgment likely and he is veery liberal and widely school,travelled,learned.

I'd say there's 96% chance they'd rule that one doesn't need 25% in FCT to be president

madscientist88:
well they didn't make it 51% because 25 is quater,its the least line of defence one can attain for protection before reinforcement arrives 25% is the worst case scenario,since it cant be hard to obtain it should be ridiculous not to meet that mark tho.

I don't know where you got that statistics, but ok, state governors?

garfield1:
Yes thats why they are there to interpret and interpret doesnt mean literal translation word for word.it is flexible and liberal

Exactly. Though whoever is doing the interpretation can insist it has to be literal word for word, even if it goes against common sense!

madscientist88:
well if i sound ridiculous keep laughing, Nigeria is in a funny situation,the constitution is always in contradiction to the nation's structure,dont act as tho you dont know that,child brides are still married in the north,same constitution turns blind eye to that,zamfara is an Islamic state in Nigeria,yet the so called constitution turns blind eye to that,when baban gida relocated the country capital and named it fct he did that for strategic reasons should the country fall in hands of the enemies then abacha came,he decided to hand over to civilian leadership then he died,in a centralised system of government handing over power isnt an easy task to prevent anarchy,25% win in abuja would lessen treasonable chances against the leadership even though it wasn't stated constitutionally as a means of defense.its for the safety of the leadership that they win 25% in fct to prevent crisis amongst citizens living within it which could affect its ease of function.yet as i said earlier thats not always the case,it depends on what the judges conclude.it would have been easy if we practiced confederation and not centralised system of government.all i said was that tinubu winning the case isnt going to be easy if he stands a chance.

In that case it should be 51% not 25%. 75% can easily overwhelm 25%. Also, same must also apply to state capitals - the governor must get 51% there to protect him! And wherever the governor or president goes and spends time it must be ascertained in advance that he has 51% of the votes there to protect him.
See how ridiculous it sounds?

garfield1:
Sometimes,the law is confusing and complex so the judiciary must perform judicial lawmaking to rectify or straighten it.for instance, the constitution said forgery warrants disq but the apex court says it cannot be any type of forgery but one listed among the qualifications or the one that would have made the incumbent gain advantage.
The constitution says one must possess ssce or its equivalent but the apex court said it is not mandatory to submit to inec

Well said. That's why the judiciary is there - because law needs interpretation. And the SC is there because cases have to come to an end. Whatever the SC of the day rules is final even if it makes no sense, though SC of another day may overturn it!

madscientist88:
giving federal government power to the states and not the centralised system of government,its because Abuja is as important as the states to sit the president, its were the leadership has power sent out to the states,abuja is the capacitor of Nigeria in other words.

You sound ridiculous. So why doesn't it apply to governorship elections or to equally important Lagos. In a democracy all votes are equal - the constitution will not intentionally say your vote is worth more because you happen to be in Lagos or Abuja durring the election!

madscientist88:
in some instances it is,if its not so then why do we have to vote for one president? why dont we go ronald regan way?let each state have federal power of its own?

Meaning what?

garfield1:
You have a good understanding of law

Thanks bro

madscientist88:
what i have to say is,abuja is a representation of the whole country,its call the federal capital Territory as a means of protection,it would be almost impossible to lead the country if you didn't win the fct, you cant say israel is conquered without decimating Jerusalem Because thats the last national strong hold,tho in a few cases some countries surrender early,but in some instances taking a countries capital doesnt mean winning the war.well we await the final verdict.

Your thesis is funny. Very funny. Why should VOTERS in Abuja be more important simply because they happen to be in Abuja. In a democracy all votes have equal weight, regardless of who you are, or where you live. The constitution cannot intentionally say that people who live in one area are more important!

optimusprime2:
It happened in 2008, the SC gave an interpretation and ruling on the 25% of FCT.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-president-idUSTRE4BB00720081212

So let's apply common sense now, what would it imply in this matter?

What you cited has nothing to do with 25% in Abuja.
Don't tell me you just trolling

optimusprime2:
But you do remember this same SC had given a constitutional interpretation on this same matter previously?

So assuming we applied common sense to this matter what does it imply?

When did the SC give interpretation to this?? I don't think this had ever arisen b4 in Nigeria.
If you apply common sense, why should Abuja voters be any different from voters from other parts of the coutry??

optimusprime2:
So what you mean, is that the Electoral act is based on common sense rather than the constitution?
OR
what you are trying to say is the Electoral act is based on the constitution AND common sense?


Because you are trying to mean either of the two,
Unless you mean the constitution and common sense are the same and can substitute for each other.

You are welcome.

No, clearly the framers couldn't have meant that one must get 25% in Abuja to rule Nigeria, BUT also clearly that's what the drafters (inadvertently) wrote. So it's now up to the SC to decide whether to apply common sense or to follow strict letter of what is written. They can choose to do either and a later SC may decide to do the opposite. Supreme Courts do that all the time

Fisiryorh:
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Funny thread. In this day of Google and Wikipedia, what's the use of this?

Obviously sick individual. He couldn't resist the compulsion to record himself though he knew it meant losing his position plus jail!

Well they don't go to sub Saharan Africa in their numbers as economic regugies with nothing!