I usually laugh when I read and listen to APC supporters trying to twist the constitution to suit their agenda.
I have even see some people saying if FCT is that mandatory, then candidates should focus in FCT and forget other states😅 very laughable and dumb argument.
The constitution is written in plain English and not Latin or Chinese.
You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

The abracadabra hurriedly carried out by INEC must be annulled

TemplarLandry:
Keep deceiving yourself.
You all have problems with semantics.

U are the one deceiving urself my man
Suddenly Ordinary AND is now so ambiguous for u guys to interpret 🤣🤣🤣

1. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and The FCT.
2. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and In the FCT.
3. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and 25 percent in The FCT.

Bearing in mind that Abuja is not called a State, It is called The FCT.

So to be honest I think that 2 and 3 above mean the same thing while 1 is different.

Number 1 means that The FCT is not mandatory while both 2 and 3 mean that The FCT is mandatory.

How is it written in the constitution? I have not read it...

Make una go and ask for refunds from una teachers starting from primary school teachers

Just dey play o

tesppidd:
1. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and The FCT.
2. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and In the FCT.
3. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and 25 percent in The FCT.

To be honest I think that 2 and 3 above mean the same thing while 1 is different.

But Number 1 means that FCT is not mandatory while 2 and 3 mean that FCT is mandatory.

How is it written in the constitution? I have not read it...

1. Tesppidd please help me to buy salt and Maggie when coming back from the market

Tesppidd went and bought only salt and said he has done what they ask him to do

helinues:
Make una go and ask for refunds from una teachers starting from primary school teachers

You people need to write Agbado dictionary for us🤣🤣

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OredoPikin:
I usually laugh when I read and listen to APC supporters trying to twist the constitution to suit their agenda.
I have even see some people saying if FCT is that mandatory, then candidates should focus in FCT and forget other states😅 very laughable and dumb argument.
The constitution is written in plain English and not Latin or Chinese.
You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

The abracadabra hurriedly carried out by INEC must be annulled

Una go soon enter house

OredoPikin:

1. Tesppidd please help me to buy salt and Maggie when coming back from the market

Tesppidd went and bought only salt and said he has done what they ask him to do

24 States and The FCT.

In Nigeria, FCT is never written or spoken of, as a State.

If it were, then the law would have been stated simply as "in 24 States".

Am not a Tinubu supporter but honestly my own interpretation is 24 States are required, with or without The FCT.

I hope I am wrong anyway.

tesppidd:
1. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and The FCT.
2. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and In the FCT.
3. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and 25 percent in The FCT.

Bearing in mind that Abuja is not called a State, It is called The FCT.

So to be honest I think that 2 and 3 above mean the same thing while 1 is different.

Number 1 means that The FCT is not mandatory while both 2 and 3 mean that The FCT is mandatory.

How is it written in the constitution? I have not read it...

Quit being clever by half!

2 and 3 repeat what 1 has already said, but with a bit more turenchi!

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TemplarLandry:
Keep deceiving yourself.
You all have problems with semantics.

You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

If you are a student of mathematics, english or philosophy, you would have understand this. The AND there is a disjunction. The two substatements are independent events.

Very funny.

Nairaland attorney.

Newton2024:
You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

If you are a student of mathematics, english or philosophy, you would have understand this. The AND there is a disjunction. The two substatements are independent events.

LOVEALAIGBO:


Quit being clever by half!

2 and 3 repeat what 1 has already said, but with a bit more turenchi!

You are an illiterate.

1 is different from 2 and 3.

Nigeria is known to be comprised of 36 states and FCT, so if a statistic is required from the sample population that is all of Nigeria, it would read that all the states and FCT because the FCT is part of Nigeria.

So 25% in 2/3 of Nigeria is 25% in all the states and FCT.

That is 36 states and FCT, totalling to 37 units from which 25% is required from 2/3.

If there was a comma before AND as written below,

25% in 2/3 of all states, and FCT

That would be the same as number 3 written by Tesppidd.

TemplarLandry:
Very funny.

Nairaland attorney.

TemplarLandry, if you are asked to buy 24 loaves of bread and butter.

Would you buy only 24 loaves of bread without buying butter as well?

Your short short meaningless comment shows you are short of words and exhausted. Maybe you should take a rest.

OP, It is clearly a MUST.

Don't mind these Deluded APC dingBATS yarning dust! 😏😒

Those who Drafted the constitution are Smart Legal minds,
Not Agberos or Sit@home Corn eaters!😕

25% in FCT means Abuja is Cosmopolitan and has IGBOS, Yorubas, Tivs, Idomas, Urhobos, Ibibios, Idomas, Efiks, Ijaws, Edos, etc

So,Hence A Major Presidential candidate in Nigeria shouldn't Fail WOEFULLY in such a place.🙂

You are too foolish to be replied with this your line of argument. I can bet you never did any course on logic or probably bigotry as ruined all you were taught on logic.

OredoPikin:
I usually laugh when I read and listen to APC supporters trying to twist the constitution to suit their agenda.
I have even see some people saying if FCT is that mandatory, then candidates should focus in FCT and forget other states😅 very laughable and dumb argument.
The constitution is written in plain English and not Latin or Chinese.
You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

The abracadabra hurriedly carried out by INEC must be annulled

Lair you have red the constitution dude

tesppidd:
1. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and The FCT.
2. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and In the FCT.
3. 25 percent in 2/3 of the States and 25 percent in The FCT.

Bearing in mind that Abuja is not called a State, It is called The FCT.

So to be honest I think that 2 and 3 above mean the same thing while 1 is different.

Number 1 means that The FCT is not mandatory while both 2 and 3 mean that The FCT is mandatory.

How is it written in the constitution? I have not read it...

Sebi your father is the judge that will interpret the constitution

Throwback:


You are an illiterate.

1 is different from 2 and 3.

Nigeria is known to be comprised of 36 states and FCT, so if a statistic is required from the sample population that is all of Nigeria, it would read that all the states and FCT because the FCT is part of Nigeria.

So 25% in 2/3 of Nigeria is 25% in all the states and FCT.

That is 36 states and FCT, totalling to 37 units from which 25% is required from 2/3.

If there was a comma before AND as written below,

25% in 2/3 of all states, and FCT

That would be the same as number 3 written by Tesppidd.

Sebi all those you listed are not on Lagos pH n Kano. Continue to fool your fathers in Ipobland instead of telling them to start wailing to their graves as Pandoraa ydon lose election

VinnyBaba:


25% in FCT means Abuja is Cosmopolitan and has IGBOS, Yorubas, Tivs, Idomas, Urhobos, Ibibios, Idomas, Efiks, Ijaws, Edos, etc

So,Hence A Major Presidential candidate in Nigeria shouldn't Fail WOEFULLY in such a place.🙂

Throwback:


You are an illiterate.

1 is different from 2 and 3.

Nigeria is known to be comprised of 36 states and FCT, so if a statistic is required from the sample population that is all of Nigeria, it would read that all the states and FCT because the FCT is part of Nigeria.

So 25% in 2/3 of Nigeria is 25% in all the states and FCT.

That is 36 states and FCT, totalling to 37 units from which 25% is required from 2/3.

If there was a comma before AND as written below,

25% in 2/3 of all states, and FCT

That would be the same as number 3 written by Tesppidd.

How can and follow comma? Which kind of English is that? Ok what is 2/3 of 37?

MTNnews:
You are too foolish to be replied with this your line of argument. I can bet you never did any course on logic or probably bigotry as ruined all you were taught on logic.

What is as doing there?

It's a pity BATists can't differenciate between AND. If the statement had said including the fct, that would have been different. But AND is an additional word to a content

Newton2024:
You must have 25% in 2/3 of the states and FCT
Again, you must have 25% in 24states and the FCT before you can be declared a president

If you are a student of mathematics, english or philosophy, you would have understand this. The AND there is a disjunction. The two substatements are independent events.

Don't mind them. They want to stand logic on its head.
If you use PROgramming LOGic (PROLOG) to analyse the statement, what it will translate to is 25% in 2/3 of the states AND 25% in the FCT.

a4cube:
How can and follow comma? Which kind of English is that? Ok what is 2/3 of 37?

2/3 of all of Nigeria is currently 2/3 of 36 states and FCT, that is 2/3 of 37.

Minimum of 25 states goes above it already.
24 states is still short.

chubinwa:
It's a pity BATists can't differenciate between AND. If the statement had said including the fct, that would have been different. But AND is an additional word to a content

Nigeria is defined as 36 states and FCT, not 36 states including FCT.

That section of the law is not just a statement but defining all of Nigeria, hence, all states and FCT.

OredoPikin:

1. Tesppidd please help me to buy salt and Maggie when coming back from the market

Tesppidd went and bought only salt and said he has done what they ask him to do

Crap! This is why we say that Obiedients are people lowest IQ in Nigeria.

johannu:


Don't mind them. They want to stand logic on its head.
If you use PROgramming LOGic (PROLOG) to analyse the statement, what it will translate to is 25% in 2/3 of the states AND 25% in the FCT.

What has programming logic got ot do with a geographical description of Nigeria as being 36states and FCT?

Does the and before the FCT mean it is set apart from Nigeria, besides the fact that it is not a state?

Is Nigeria not comprising 36 states and FCT?

So if you need to refer to 2/3 of Nigeria, is it not 2/3 of 36States and FCT?

The law states 25% in 2/3 of all states and FCT.

Is that not the totality of Nigeria as the sample area?

Throwback:


What has programming logic got ot do with a geographical description of Nigeria as being 36states and FCT?

Does the and before the FCT mean it is set apart from Nigeria, besides the fact that it is not a state?

Is Nigeria not comprising 36 states and FCT?

So if you need to refer to 2/3 of Nigeria, is it not 2/3 of 36States and FCT?

I like the fact that you made your point without using abusive words.

Throwback:


You are an illiterate.

1 is different from 2 and 3.

Nigeria is known to be comprised of 36 states and FCT, so if a statistic is required from the sample population that is all of Nigeria, it would read that all the states and FCT because the FCT is part of Nigeria.

So 25% in 2/3 of Nigeria is 25% in all the states and FCT.

That is 36 states and FCT, totalling to 37 units from which 25% is required from 2/3.

If there was a comma before AND as written below,

25% in 2/3 of all states, and FCT

That would be the same as number 3 written by Tesppidd.

You probably don't know the meaning of illiterate! Whereas YOU may not be a illiterate.....you're the next worse thing!

Yes, Nigeria comprises 36 states and the FCT! Your problem is you don't know when to use the highlighted statement.....it all depends on the point you're trying to make....the context!

The example of JAMB and the requirement to get credits in english and maths have been overflogged on this section, so i wouldn't belabour the issue! Just to add that when you say Nigeria comprises 36 states and the FCT, you're explaining the component parts that make up Nigeria and there isn't a need to apportion anything or make a distinction....you're just telling us what component parts make up the whole and these parts are not all similar in character!

However, the use of AND changes when you're giving a requirement to achieve before getting a reward as it were.....just like with JAMB requirements! We're agreed that we're talking of the component parts of Nigeria and we're also agreed the FCT is different from the other 36 in its governance structure.....its reason for existence....and its use to the country as a whole! In certain aspects, the FCT would be treated as if it were a state....implying that in other aspects, it will stand and be treated distinct from the 36 states of the country! Unless you can point to a part of the constitution where it states 'in all aspects of politics, elections and governance, the FCT will be treated same as with the 36 states of Nigeria'!

The comma is just used as a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items on a list. It's of no significance in this argument. What's of significance is the use of AND and INCLUDING: AND makes the FCT stand as distinct from the 36 states.....INCLUDING joins the FCT, though distinct, with the 36 states! The latter is what your argument alludes to.

Had the framers of the constitution been thinking your way, they would have said, '....a candidate must get 25% of the vote in 2/3 of 36 states of Nigeria including the FCT'! They used AND knowing 25% in the FCT is mandatory as it's different in character and governance from the 36 states of Nigeria, being the only component unit that's home to ALL Nigerians and which has the President as its Governor!