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25% saga: FCT residents ask court to stop Tinubu’s swearing in, extend Buhari’s tenure

Five residents of the federal capital territory (FCT) have sued the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) seeking to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the nation’s president.

Bola Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the February 25 presidential poll winner with 8,794,726 votes.

However, the plaintiffs aver that Tinubu failed to secure at least 25 percent of votes cast in the FCT.

The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023 was filed before the Abuja federal high court on April 28.

The plaintiffs — Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffrey Ucheh Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwanchukwu — sued for themselves and on behalf of other residents and registered voters in the FCT.

They are asking the court to determine whether or not they have the legality to institute the suit.

They are also asking the court to determine “whether or not the person who is to be elected president of the federal republic of Nigeria, and consequently administrator of the FCT through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority, on the first ballot is required by section 134(2)(b) of the Constitution to obtain at least 25% of the votes cast in the FCT”.

“Whether the plaintiffs and other residents and registered voters in the FCT Abuja would not be discriminated against if any state within the federal republic of Nigeria were substituted for the FCT.”

Should the questions for determination be answered in the affirmative, the plaintiffs are praying for a declaration that “no candidate in the February 25th presidential election may validly be sworn in as president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria without such candidate having obtained 25% of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja”.

The plaintiffs also want a declaration extending President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure pending when a successor is determined in accordance with the constitution.

They want the court to set aside the certificate of return issued to Tinubu and restrain the CJN and any other judicial officer from swearing in any candidate in the presidential election as president or vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria until the issue is determined in court.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a candidate must not secure 25 percent of the votes in the FCT to be declared winner because the FCT was not accorded any special status in the constitution as being “erroneously” portrayed.

The plaintiffs, who represent themselves and other FCT residents are:

Anyaegbunam Okoye,
David Adzer,
Jeffrey Uche
Chibuike Nwanchukwu

Case duly explained.

pure strategy from oppositions to make FCT residents remind the courts that they are very special in determining the presidency. This is aimed at making the judges to remind the residents that they are not special after all

The Court will throw out the case

Except the world comes to an end before May 29 2023, nothing will stop Asiwaju inauguration

Anybody who wish Asiwaju death will be the ones not to see May 29 2023.

Change it to igbos in abuja sues

The plaintiffs — Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffrey Ucheh Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwanchukwu — sued for themselves and on behalf of other residents and registered voters in the FCT.

Abuja resident from Arochukwu and Mbaise 🤣🤣🤣

Waste of time. Them no born any federal high court judge well to adjudicate on a matter that’s already before the Presidential Election Tribunal. Where him go say him see jurisdiction to entertain post election matter?

Some lawyers should do better than all these rubbish that they file.

Anyaegbunam Okoye,
David Adzer,
Jeffrey Uche
Chibuike Nwanchukwu

Abuja residents indeed

Good.

DRUG LORD can never be my leader or we burn this country to ashes.

For real!!

FCT residents as if they are superior citizens. FCT residents from the South East bunch of losers

Waste of time

Roger3D:
Anyaegbunam Okoye,
David Adzer,
Jeffrey Uche
Chibuike Nwanchukwu

Abuja residents indeed

Are they not residents in Abuja?

They are biafran soldiers living in Abuja. .or let us put this way ..ipob terrorists living in Abuja. ..

paramakina202:
Are they not residents in Abuja?

paramakina202:
Are they not residents in Abuja?

Obviously they are but they also come as parasites from a very unproductive place

I hope those 5 guys are serious with their lifes....

oyebanji44:
They are biafran soldiers living in Abuja. .or let us put this way ..ipob terrorists living in Abuja. ..

You don't mean it .
Those guys are patriotic Nigerians.

Roger3D:
Obviously they are but they also come as parasites from a very unproductive place

The most important thing is that they are Nigerians.

paramakina202:
The most important thing is that they are Nigerians.

Good luck to them

Burruchaga71:
Good.

DRUG LORD can never be my leader or we burn this country to ashes.

For real!!

You mean se

Igbos una no go rule dis Nigeria for life. Very bitter set of people. God forbid!

JuicyStar:
Waste of time. Them no born any federal high court judge well to adjudicate on a matter that’s already before the Presidential Election Tribunal. Where him go say him see jurisdiction to entertain post election matter?

Some lawyers should do better than all these rubbish that they file.

you go cry tire by may 29

Are Tinubu lapdogs done barking like Chihuahuas wey dem be? 🤣🤣🤣

Y

paramakina202:
You don't mean it .
Those guys are patriotic Nigerians.

No, they are ipob terrorists

danijesus:
you go cry tire by may 29

Na u go cry cos every imaginary possibility arouses u even when it make no legal sense.

Law no be sentiment

seunmsg:
Abuja resident from Arochukwu and Mbaise 🤣🤣🤣

For your parochial mind, you've thrown a shade, àbí?

Thekaghan:
FCT residents as if they are superior citizens. FCT residents from the South East bunch of losers

Help me ask them ooo.

As if FCT residency makes them more Nigerian than Biafran.

The plaintiffs — Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffrey Ucheh Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwanchukwu — sued for themselves and on behalf of other residents and registered voters in the FCT.

Biafrans now proud unity beggars.

Just because their tribesman lost election to a Yoruba candidate.

What a shame.

Throwback:
Help me ask them ooo.

As if FCT residency makes them more Nigerian than Biafran.

So the Prime minister will convince them to starve Nigeria of loan because a lunatic came to her with documents? You think Finland 🇫🇮 as a country is free of loans ?