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KINGS100:
Is he a member of Nigeria governors forum?
If He is not a member, tell us why he is not a member since you said he is your governor. Also tell us when you elected him into his position.
People who try to be smart by half knows their limit.

Jokay07:
Firstly, the judicial proceeding you called upon was nothing but judicial miscarriage .
That's why it was regarded as a day "law died in Nigeria"

Secondly,
You are misquoting the whole judicial process. The bone of contention then as declared by Chief Obafemi Awolo was never about the Federal capital but having less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two thirds of all the (19) states within the federation which Shagari did not have.

And By the declared results agreed,
Shehu Shagari got 25% of the votes cast in twelve (12) states; namely:
Bauchi,
Bendel,
Borno,
Cross River,
Gongola,
Kaduna,
Kwara,
Niger,
Plateau,
Rivers
and Sokoto.
The 13th state was the issue. It was Kano state – where Shagari scored 243,423 votes, equivalent to 19.4% of the 1,220,763 votes cast in total.
That aside, that is not where I going.
The issue as regards whether the Federal capital should be regarded as a State has been settled already. Read below


JUDICIAL DECISIONS ON SECTION 134(2) AND SECTION 299

The Court of Appeal in Okoyode v FCDA4 had cause to interpret Section 299 of the Constitution on whether the FCT was a State and in its decision stated that the FCT should be treated as one of the States in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In essence, the question submitted to the Court was whether the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) was an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Court in answer stated that the FCDA was an agency of the FCT which is a separate unit from the Federal Government and should rather be seen as a State and a separate administrative unit distinct from the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Agreed!
And you are still on point with the chat gpt in the end!

jumobi1:
This is actually interesting. A difference is that Lagos was a State and had a gubernatorial election which Jakande won. I see the angle you’re looking at though. I don’t think Shagari should have been declared winner. He had 25% in 12.66 states which was less than 2/3 of the states.

12.66 States is approximately the 2/3 required!

He had 12 states already so i agree that the 0.66 remaining should not be approximated to 1.00.
0.66 of a state should be allocated to him. This was the 19.9% he got from Kano!

I don't think the law was wrong here in any big way! This is mathematical!

Jokay07

Demogorgon:
So Nigeria was using 1999 constitution in 1979?

No, but the 1999 constitution was derived from it!

GreyLaw:
My brother don't use emotions to interpret this section of the constitution. Hillary Clinton won more votes than Trump but Trump became president due to the higher electoral college voted.

The FCT is not a state. They don't have a governor. They don't have a house of assembly. It is akin to the US electoral college votes. When you use "and" it means additional to. It is different from "including". Moreover the supreme Court already explained this same matter in 2007/2008 in the case between Buhari and Yaradua. And they said you must get at least 25% of the votes cast in the FCT.

APC made a mistake. They probably forgot to fight hard in the FCT. I don't know how they made such a mistake.

This is a brilliant submission.

AdaojoTheUrchin:
This clause are semantics and technicalities that can be argued either way. But the primus inter pares of the the LAW is clear and unambiguous and it says YOU MUST OBTAIN 25% of the FCT votes.
That one cannot be swinged in anyway by anyone.

Except they can prove to us that Malagasy and not English is the lingual medium of training for lawyers and Judges in Nigeria.

Section 299 has already address the issue! But our bias is just taking over!

Even section 132 (4) below!
See Chat GPT question and answer again!

lordofreal:
You are not ok no be somebody that design your chat gpt abi?

What about our constitution 132 (4) below?

AntiChristian:
Agreed!
And you are still on point with the chat gpt in the end!

Lolzz.
So you aggred that winning FCT is not a must

AntiChristian:
12.66 States is approximately the 2/3 required!

He had 12 states already so i agree that the 0.66 remaining should not be approximated to 1.00.
0.66 of a state should be allocated to him. This was the 19.9% he got from Kano!

I don't think the law was wrong here in any big way! This is mathematical!

Jokay07

The 13th state was the issue, which was Kano State. Shagari scored 243,423 votes, equivalent to 19.4% of the 1,220,763 total votes cast in Kano State.
Even The Supreme Court later stated that the ruling decision on that case should not be cited as precedent and even in later years, apologised for the judgment.
However, that is not even tenable under the current siege of 1999 constitution as amended.

I have said to many people, two-third of Peter Obi's petition are gross abuse of court process because most of them have been tried already.

Jokay07:
Lolzz.
So you aggred that winning FCT is not a must

Yes!
That's my position from the start!

AntiChristian:
No, but the 1999 constitution was derived from it!

Did you finish your meds?

AntiChristian:
Yes!
That's my position from the start!

If you agree then scoring 25% in FCT is not a must then

Demogorgon:
Did you finish your meds?

I wasn't given any meds before. Let it be for you as you wish me!