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Ennoloa:
Explain this two sentence for ease

Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and FCT
Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and THE FCT

PointB:
According to the Nigerian constitution, Tinubu will NOT be declared winner. The best he can hope for is a run-off. Atiku will win the run-off, and Obi will retrieve his mandate from Atiku.

waynetee:
The first sentence :
When you say ``Jesus is my lord and Savior ``
In this case my Lord is also my savior.

SO fct is also a state!

The second sentence is not correct! Go and ask any English major.

If you claim fct is not treated as a state then we should have something like "have 25% in both fct and 24 states" since they are different entity.

Ennoloa:
You say it's not correct but its the sentence that's on the constitution which is this

he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

or constitution sentence is not correct according to a Prof like you

I agree with your first explanation tho 100%

waynetee:
May i see that second sentence in the constitution?

waynetee:
The first sentence :
When you say ``Jesus is my lord and Savior ``
In this case my Lord is also my savior.

SO fct is also a state!

The second sentence is not correct! Go and ask any English major.. THE FCT means fct is a different entity, that means the 36 states took one place while Fct also took one place

If you claim fct is not treated as a state then we should have something like "have 25% in both fct and 24 states" since they are different entity.

waynetee:
Oh he should have used awaiting result mode to enter if he's despirate!


How does that relate to this?

updatechange:
A rerun will do it… but I’m confident Asiwaju will reclaim his mandate

Ennoloa:
https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-134

That is where APC lose this election on first balot

There is difference when it says have 25% on 24 States and FCT , Have 25% on 24 States and THE FCT

waynetee:
May i see that second sentence in the constitution?

sonnie10:
The constitution says one quarter of votes in 2/3 of all the states AND INCLUDING FCT.

waynetee:
I've checked it. To be honest it is obvious fct is not a state, so that The is permitted. But is later stated that it should be treated as such nonetheless(state) so that takes us back to sentence number one literally

waynetee:
Including is not there, that would have been a different sentence

Ahuitzotl:
[color=#1986BC] What about Jesus is my Lord And The Saviour? [/color]

concho:
This is for Educative purposes and I plead with all who knows and can interpret the acts and constitutions to assist us.

I'm just a trader and would love to get clarity on this

Can I become a president of FRN if I meet other constitutional requirements without making 25% in FCT ?

Ennoloa:
Don't confuse yourself

FCT is a state that don't elect a Governor... the presiden impose a Minister on them

In democracy you need to be the people choice even tho you are rigging it

You can't have 1% in FCT and impose a Minister for them when they are yet to accept you

That is not democracy

That is why the statement THE FCT and not 25% in 24 States and FCT

waynetee:
But it make sense to not have 25% in other states and impose ministers on them right?

PointB:
So why is INEC not conducting Governorship Election for the FCT, if it's a state?

waynetee:
Including is not there, that would have been a different sentence

Ennoloa:
What are you mean about that lol?

You already told me the difference between this

Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and FCT
Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and THE FCT

The first one is FCT is among the 24 states, the 2nd one is FCT should be treated as a special staus

Remind me if INEC don't call Runoff little kid

AndroBlaze:

I will copy and paste an answer I had dropped 2 days ago even before Abuja election results came in...but as a trader and a logical human being, do you think somebody should not be president of a whole Nigeria because he cannot get 25% in only one area in Nigeria that had a population that was less than some local governments just a few years back? What sense does it make, and imagine if the FCT was still Lagos as it was before, that means we Southerners could always engineer that no Northerner would ever be president...just think about it. Who would agree to that kind of rule?? What if I win all 36states in Nigeria but cannot get 25% in FCT, what should happen to me?


Actually, like I have said before, even if the candidate does not get 25% in Abuja, if he get 25% in a 25th state, he will win. Abuja is not a state and thats why it is always mentioned by name. It should be called the 25 state rule

NothingDoMe:
If he goes up against Atiku it will be very tough. Pray hard.

sonnie10:
The words “AND INCLUDING “ are there. That is the reason I am writing them caps for emphasis.

Ennoloa:
What are you mean about that lol?

You already told me the difference between this

Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and FCT
Have 25% in 24 States out of 36 and THE FCT

The first one is FCT is among the 24 states, the 2nd one is FCT should be treated as a special staus

Remind me if INEC don't call Runoff little kid

socialmediaman:
It can’t be called the 25th state requirement because additional states can be created today and the 2/3 requirement stands.

The constitution could’ve said

“25% in 2/3 of all the states including the FCT” and then clarified on the next line that FCT is considered as a state for this requirement,

OR

“25% in 2/3 of all the states and 1 additional state or the FCT”

OR

“25% in 2/3 of all the states not including the FCT”

The constitution didn’t say any of those, it rather said

“25% in 2/3 of all the states and the FCT” which means you need 25% in the FCT and 2/3 of all the states.

waynetee:
I hope it is clear to you now.. Seems you only like to learn the hard way

PointB:
Short answer is NO.



Long answer:

Bmaster:
this is 'your' interpretation.
U guys are not smart riggers sef,oh how high we have held you urchins in this game before now.

Obi is coming

gaby:
As the name implies "Federal Capital Territory" a.k.a The Center of Unity.

Being the melting pot of all the States/citizens of the Federation, it only makes sense that anyone who intends to superintend over the country should be able to garner the support of at least 25% of the mini-Nigeria (F.C.T) and in my opinion, this clause was well intended and finely drafted.

gaby:
As the name implies "Federal Capital Territory" a.k.a The Center of Unity.

Being the melting pot of all the States/citizens of the Federation, it only makes sense that anyone who intends to superintend over the country should be able to garner the support of at least 25% of the mini-Nigeria (F.C.T) and in my opinion, this clause was well intended and finely drafted.