SmartPolician:
That FCT 25% NONSENSE sounds absurd to me. FCT is often separated from the 36 states because it's a territory, not a state. As far as the election is concerned, FCT is like every other state in the country.

BTW, if Peter Obi is hoping to use that as basis to upturn Tinubu's sham victory, then I am afraid he has no case against the Druggie because it won't work.

So too was tenure interpretation before obi came

helinues:
Charge and bail lawyer

So asking for clarification makes him a charge and bail lawyer? You people will just rush to make nonsense comment.

Obi lawyers just wan cash out the little money wey remain for obi hand. Obi you lost forget all these ur petition, atiku still get better chance than you for tribunal.

SmartPolician:
That FCT 25% NONSENSE sounds absurd to me. FCT is often separated from the 36 states because it's a territory, not a state. As far as the election is concerned, FCT is like every other state in the country.

BTW, if Peter Obi is hoping to use that as basis to upturn Tinubu's sham victory, then I am afraid he has no case against the Druggie because it won't work.

This matter has been interpreted by supreme court before when Buhari contested against Yar'adua. According to supreme court, the "and" fct is conjectively. Meaning one must win 25% in fct.
Let's see what the crop of supreme court justices at the moment will do.

FOLYKAZE:
INEC has declared the winner already so Festus Okoye was right with his response. Anyway the matter is in court already, we shall see to it if INEC decision is right or wrong

Don't be too quick to respond. This event happened before election. The chairman would have addressed it when the issue was raised but they down played it. But now after election the matter is up for contention

I don't think 25% in FCT will be a must because in future if we have 5 strong candidates, definitely none of them might have 25%. The 25% is only visible when we have few contestants

FOLYKAZE:
INEC has declared the winner already so Festus Okoye was right with his response. Anyway the matter is in court already, we shall see to it if INEC decision is right or wrong

It was interview granted before the election

NaijaCowFarm:
Does Nigeria constitution regard FCT as a state? No!

2. A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election
a. he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
b. 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.

I must agree its an ambiguous case. However, since the FCT is not a state so it makes some sense but it's left for the lawyers to prove to the Justices.
My take is Tinubu won and that statement didn't mean he has to win FCT before getting elected as president

Benwallt:
25% is not perculiar to FCT. It was included just as a state being a federal Capital Territory. Tinubu met the required percentage. He didn't get 25% in Anambra n some other places too

This is just common sense.If the drafters of the constitution wants FCT included as one of the states in the clouse, there won't have been the conjunction AND.It would just be 25% in 2/3 of the states.That is,if you win in 23 states and win FCT , you have met the requirements because FCT now becomes one of the states or FCT is now regarded as a state making it 24 states.Got it?
Like someone said earlier, it's like WAEC, for you to pass you must get at least C6 in 5 subjects AND English language.English language is regarded as one of the subjects but a compulsory subject to pass because of the conjunction word AND.

Parachoko:
We go meet at the Court

Una go explain how Abuja people get two Head

U dey mind them! So if someone wins almost all the states in Nigeria and did not have 25% in Abuja, he or she won't be president

So we in the FCT have this so much power.
On a second note it's ridiculous. How can Abuja be a compulsory requirement. It's too absurd. No where in the world that happens.

NaijaCowFarm:
Does Nigeria constitution regard FCT as a state? No!

2. A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election
a. he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
b. 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.

Let's even for the sake of argument say that the constitution recognise FCT as a state , the AND on it's own is a conjunction. It says whatever else you might have achieved in the election you need to obtain 25% vote cast in FCT. Whether FCT is a state or Capital Territory is, for the purpose of the conjunctive clause, immaterial.

I see no way out for Tinubu in the case, unless there is a miscarriage of justice.

abdul23:
So we in the FCT have this so much power.
On a second note it's ridiculous. How can Abuja be a compulsory requirement. It's too absurd. No where in the world that happens.

Well, it's something that could be subjected to constitutional review. Maybe that status should be given to Onitsha or Owerri. We have no problem over there with such.

Formularcr7:
I don't think 25% in FCT will be a must because in future if we have 5 strong candidates, definitely none of them might have 25%. The 25% is only visible when we have few contestants

The best response I have ever heard, I wish it can enter FP

fire4fire:

This is just common sense.If the drafters of the constitution wants FCT included as one of the states in the clouse, there won't have been the conjunction AND.It would just be 25% in 2/3 of the states.That is,if you win in 23 states and win FCT , you have met the requirements because FCT now becomes one of the states or FCT is now regarded as a state making it 24 states.Got it?
Like someone said earlier, it's like WAEC, for you to pass you must get at least C6 in 5 subjects AND English language.English language is regarded as one of the subjects but a compulsory subject to pass because of the conjunction word AND.

This made a lot of sense. Let's see how it goes.

Formularcr7:
I don't think 25% in FCT will be a must because in future if we have 5 strong candidates, definitely none of them might have 25%. The 25% is only visible when we have few contestants

Not only FCT rather virtually across the entire states.This means the candidates would have strongholds regions making 2/3 impossible for all them.

SenatePresdo:
This exactly what will throw this country into and avoidable Flow of blood.

If they dare to overlook the Constitution of FCT 25%.

We are patiently waiting for the court, the tension don over mature.

Na spark we dey wait for.

E warrior all they know how to do is make mouth online, naa one bullet Nigeria army owe any youth that want to die for Obi ... but people like you na under bed yu go hide misleading others clowns

Abuja the state with two head 😄😀 . Unah dey craze . 25% kill u there

Formularcr7:
I don't think 25% in FCT will be a must because in future if we have 5 strong candidates, definitely none of them might have 25%. The 25% is only visible when we have few contestants

That's why there is provision for run-off election. Mahmood, the INEC Chairman, is perhaps trying to pocket the funds meant for run-off. That's why he hastily declared a winner and passed the bulk to the court.

Afonja2:
In other words, even if you win all the 36 states of the federation and you did not score 25% in FCT, you can not become a president?

You think the drafters of Nigeria constitution are so daft? What is the big deal about FCT that unless you win 25% of it's total votes, you can not be president?

Agbakoba and his ilks know they are just being mischievous. Senior Advocates of Nonsense

What is the big deal about English that you must pass it in WAEC to gain admission

Benwallt:
25% is not perculiar to FCT. It was included just as a state being a federal Capital Territory. Tinubu met the required percentage. He didn't get 25% in Anambra n some other places too

If the constitution had said, 25% in 24 states INCLUDING FCT, then FCT is regarded to be one of the 24 states for mandatory 25%. But in this case, the constitution, by using the conjuction "AND" made FCT an exclusivity of 24 states and stands alone as special status in order to secure the mandatory 25%

Parachoko:
We go meet at the Court

Una go explain how Abuja people get two Head

Mu.mu
That's like the collegiate votes in the US.

Dey play.


Obi won even ur olodo inec chairman did not know how..
Olodo prof

NaijaCowFarm:
Does Nigeria constitution regard FCT as a state? No!

2. A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election
a. he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
b. 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.

Read section 297 to 304 of the 1999 constitution on the composition and status of the FCT. You'll understand that Tinubu failing to score the required 25%, means he is not duly elected.
The president is in its equivalent the governor of Abuja, the vice as the deputy governor, federal House serves as the equivalent of state Houses of assembly and also attorney General of the federation as the commissioner for justice in the FCT. So failing to score the mandatory 25% in the FCT makes him ineligible to seat at the FCT as the governor of the said State. There by making him not duly elected as a president

NaijaCowFarm:
Does Nigeria constitution regard FCT as a state? No!

2. A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election
a. he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
b. 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.

Well that was not envisaged going by the words of the former minister for Justice, M Andokaa. The word “and” is not interpreted to include the FCT.

You may wonder why was the word “including” not used in place of “and”, if that was the intention?

Now it is time to put the word “and” to test.

Are FCT citizens greater than other citizens?.. Abeg make we talk better thing

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Formularcr7:
I don't think 25% in FCT will be a must because in future if we have 5 strong candidates, definitely none of them might have 25%. The 25% is only visible when we have few contestants

That's why they drafted run-off between the candidate with the highest lawful votes and the candidate that wins the highest number of states in that election.

helinues:
Charge and bail lawyer

in a criminal nation.

FOLYKAZE:
INEC has declared the winner already so Festus Okoye was right with his response. Anyway the matter is in court already, we shall see to it if INEC decision is right or wrong

So we should accept a loser who suppressed mouths with cash and suffer another 8 years right?

NaijaCowFarm:
Does Nigeria constitution regard FCT as a state? No!

2. A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election
a. he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and
b. 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.

Rhe FCT is the presidents constituency and he must have 25% of the votes there.

Tinubu failed in that aspect. He was wrongly declared president