DMerciful:
Abuja has a special status, not interms of individual votes but structure.

garfield1:


Does the needs of the disabled override that of the able? By your definition,abuja is less of a state and its votes are inferior to states

JJuanMiguel:


So the weight of the vote of one Abuja inhabitant is more important than your own in democracy?

Desperation is just making you people grasp at straw.

Henceforth, someone can even win Abuja and lose in the remaining 36 states and still go to court if we want to start using the ipob method

DMerciful:
The law does not require the winner of the election to win Abuja but get 25%. How does someone winning prevent you from getting 25%, are you so unpopular?

Phantom233:

Are you a legal practitioner? In law there's what we call judicial precedence, in 2005 similar case was resolved between OBJ and Buhari and the [b]supreme court ruled that obtaining 25% votes in FCT was mandatory. [/b]We shouldn't be blinded by sentiments due to ethno religious interest, just like the muslim muslim ticket, such errors hasn't happened before in our polity moreover there would have been violence if it was a christian-christian ticket.

favor914:
Still in self deceit from your ipob days under the spell of Nnamdi Kanu?

9jahotblog:
It’s a known fact here, Tinubu will be shameful disgrace in the Court of justice. Evidence are much in abundance to upturned Tinubu victory in the court of justice.

favor914:
Still in self deceit from your ipob days under the spell of Nnamdi Kanu?

JJuanMiguel:

Unpopular like Obi in the northwest and northeast?

How many states did obi get 25%?

blackpanda:
25% in at least 24 states including fct.

Which means fct may be part of the 24 states.

Read your constitution, what is two thirds of 36 states 24

What the Court is saying is that fct can also be counted as part of the 24 states for the purpose of fulfilling this criteria. It doesn't mean u must get 25% in fct. There's nothing special about fct in the constitution.

The Supreme Court was trying to prevent a situation where someone wins 23 states and then fct, only to be disqualified that fct is not a state. Fct is counted as a state in this case.

Bottom line: Tinubu won fair and square.

DMerciful:
You've shifted the goalpost

Massiveglory:
We just love to ridicule ourselves. People have suddenly turned blind and dumb to simple english.

Constitutionallly Nigeria has no president elect, but since english language is not our first language and translating the constitutional requirement for the FCT abuja has become a challenge, Let those in charge consult the UK judiciary to explain what the word "AND" means.

OneTemplate:


Na "known fact" ba? Go and get your life saving on it if you are sure of yourself because I can guarantee you will be broke when the eventual judgement is announced.

SenatePresdo:


They didn't say "including".

Why is English too hard for Nigerians??

Tinubu is an Illegitimate president Elect.

SenatePresdo:


They didn't say "including".

Why is English too hard for Nigerians??

Tinubu is an Illegitimate president Elect.

JJuanMiguel:


The requirement is 25% in 2/3 of the states and fct, because it is practically impossible to get 25% everywhere.

So not getting 25% in fct is not about popularity, I'm not even sure obi got up to 3% in states like katsina, zamfara, Borno, jigawa etc.

Obi is just in court to keep you interested and not feel disappointed about all your supports for him going to waste
Because realistically, he didn't get the majority votes and neither did he get 25% in 2/3

jconsulting:


You wail more than this before primaries , he won, you continue wailing that he will not win election, he won, you are still wailing he won't be president, he will.....you wailing expires in 2031

TruthsFM:
Tinubu is sitting on someone’s mandate, he will never be in power in 4 years to come. Tribunal and Supreme Court of justice will remove him shameful for not meeting the 25% requirements to be Nigeria President

yemex04:





At the bolded,there is no such Judgement anywhere,definitely not the one referenced by the OP.
Use google before you argue.

Massiveglory:


Dull and poor as always. You and your likes never disappoint.

SenatePresdo:


They didn't say "including".

Why is English too hard for Nigerians??

Tinubu is an Illegitimate president Elect.

SenatePresdo:


They didn't say "including".

Why is English too hard for Nigerians??

Tinubu is an Illegitimate president Elect.

fergie001:
This will be the first time we will be going this route so the Judges will surely give it their own interpretation.

S. 134(2): He has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two thirds of all states in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.”

The words here are "each" and "and".

Each is a distributive adjective pronoun, which denotes or refers to every one of the persons or things mentioned; every one or two or more persons or things, composing the whole, separately considered.” (SC in Eyisi & Ors v State 2000)

And is performing the function of joining two expressions or sentences which could be inseparable, integrated, joint or matched. (SC in Buhari v INEC 2008)

I think even though the SC has not rud as a State.

Benwallt:



It is no longer drugs. Phew! Una need help

blackpanda:
25% in at least 24 states including fct.

Which means fct may be part of the 24 states.

Read your constitution, what is two thirds of 36 states 24

What the Court is saying is that fct can also be counted as part of the 24 states for the purpose of fulfilling this criteria. It doesn't mean u must get 25% in fct. There's nothing special about fct in the constitution.

The Supreme Court was trying to prevent a situation where someone wins 23 states and then fct, only to be disqualified that fct is not a state. Fct is counted as a state in this case.

Bottom line: Tinubu won fair and square.

Benwallt:


Pandora had 25% in 15 states. He needs 9 more states. Where is he gonna get that from?

SenatePresdo:


Tinubu matter choke, he can be dragged from all angle.
It's a matter of choice of the person who wants to drag the drug baron.

9jahotblog:
the Supreme Court of justice the Greatest court in Nigeria will explain the judgement to you why it’s so. No need to argue much. By the Special Grace of Almighty God, The Supreme Court of justice can never be compromised. They will give out their judgement as the law back it. That’s why the judiciary is the last hope and great hope of the common man.