yarimo:
are you that illiterate? Don't you read where the constitution said highest number of votes cast. Please don't register for JAMB this year, if this is how dull you are in reading comprehension

007inc:


Section 134 subsection 2 of the constitution speaks clearly on that. To emerge winner. A candidate must win popular votes AND 2/3 of the federation AND Abuja.

You need to WIN ABUJA.

nonhuman:
who made this type of law, you mean even when a candidate tops the rest with just 1vote the person would be declared winner

Esaint2016:


That's why I'm asking you what did you study


Ask any Law student or friends if the court would ignore section b and use section a

Urchins are illiterate

Workch:
candidate must get 25% in 24 states and FCT

007inc:


Section 134 subsection 2 of the constitution speaks clearly on that. To emerge winner. A candidate must win popular votes AND 2/3 of the federation AND Abuja.

You need to WIN ABUJA.

BluntTheApostle:




You don't need to win Abuja. You only need 25% there, and it looks like Tinubu would get his 25% there.

0monnak0da:

You don't need 25% in Abuja
There is nothing like that

BluntTheApostle:




You are right.



An expert just told me now that you don't need 25% in Abuja.

Elliotwaveforec:
2/3 of 37 (Abuja is the 37th state) is approx. 25.

Therefore, you don't need to win 25% in Abuja; just win 25% in 25 states with or without Abuja.

DashingRush:
Tinubu will get 25% in FCT.

Tonylyte:


U must fulfil the two conditions Mr Knownothingatall.

0monnak0da:
Are you familiar with Richard Akinjide and 12 2/3 story

franchasofficia:
If Tinubu doesn't get 25% in Abuja, the election will go into a rerun but as it stands, Tinubu will get more than 25%.



He will get around 28% , sadly

Misterone:
A small part of Nigeria cannot hold the rest to ransom

Elliotwaveforec:

No! This is commonsense bro.; nothing special about Abuja.

0monnak0da:


The constitution says 25 % of 2/3 of states including Abuja
Which simply means for the purpose Abuja is another state and therefore there are 37 states
So depending on how you calculate 2/3 of 37 that would be 24 or 25 states

There is no requirement t that Abuja is one of the 24 or 25 states

The main space for legal argument. Would. be 24 or 25

Those old enough to remember 12 2/3 in 1979 would understand

The only thing of note is that Abuja is a state for presidential election

BluntTheApostle:




You don't need to win Abuja. You only need 25% there, and it looks like Tinubu would get his 25% there.

007inc:


Not including Abuja. It says AND Abuja.

0monnak0da:
Yes what does AND mean?

That is not something I am going to argue with you
You can say what you think
At best it can be taken to court for interpretation and Nigeria being what it is that all happen eventually.
My opinion is that Abuja is not listed as a state elsewhere in the constitution where states are listed but this use of AND elevates Abuja to the status of a State for the purpose of election making it a 37th state

Ahuitzotl:
"AND" doesn't elevates Abuja but it separates it's destiny apart from the rest of the federation.Thus if you have 25% elsewhere but Abuja then the candidate still has case to answer. Check out since 1999 how most winning candidates blitz Abuja, hell even Buhari who is unpopular in Abuja just had to rig his to 40% in 2019....Why? So as to erase any doubt as to the legitimacy of his mandate, if it wasn't that important he could have left the results in Abuja since he had massive votes and percentage elsewhere..

0monnak0da:
Yes what does AND mean?

That is not something I am going to argue with you
You can say what you think
At best it can be taken to court for interpretation and Nigeria being what it is that will happen eventually.
My opinion is that Abuja is not listed as a state elsewhere in the constitution where states are listed but this use of AND elevates Abuja to the status of a State for the purpose of election making it a 37th state
If a man has 5 sons and one daughter and in his will be says
My property should be shared equally between my 5 sons and 1 daughter
Does that mean the sons on the one hand get half and the daughter gets half?

007inc:


Relax and watch. Winner must get 25% in FCT

0monnak0da:


I never said or implied there is anything special about Abuja
The point is whether 2/3 of 37 is 24 or 25
There is nothing like common sense in politics
It is human nature to argue anything if it potentially benefits them
In the bible it is written Cain killed his brother and when God asked his whereabouts he replied
Am I my brothers keeper?
Any young person in Nigeria who is interested in politics should know that story very well,that is how Shagari became president

It is a shame people assume confusion started today

Elliotwaveforec:

24.66667, 25 not 24 states.

0monnak0da:

Your head
store whatever you like in it