Bola Tinubu has warned members of the presidential elections tribunal that removing him as president could lead to a breakdown of law and order in Nigeria.
Mr Tinubu admitted his failure to score 25 per cent of votes cast in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, but said it was insufficient to overturn his victory as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
“Any other interpretation different from this will lead to absurdity, chaos, anarchy and alteration of the very intention of the legislature,” Mr Tinubu’s lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun said in their final defence statement to the court.
The lawyers were specifically addressing a section of the Nigerian Constitution that said a presidential candidate must score 25 per cent of votes in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, or Abuja.
Public commentary has been rife about the intention of the clause after Mr Tinubu won the highest number of votes in a three-way presidential race in February but failed to score 25 per cent in the FCT.
Mr Tinubu’s team said courts have always been careful about giving extreme interpretation of the Constitution that could spark chaos.
They also said Mr Tinubu would still have won the election even if he didn’t score anything in Abuja and one other state, although this was not the argument of petitions, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of Labour Party.
“Even if there was no election in one State (including the FCT), or even if the election of a State/States (including the FCT) is/are voided, the entire election cannot be voided or canceled.
“In concluding our arguments on this issue, we urge the court to hold that any election where the electorate exercise their plebiscite, there is neither a ‘royal’ ballot nor ‘royal’ voter; and that residents of the FCT do not have any special voting right over residents of any other State of the federation, in a manner similar to the concepts of preferential shareholding in Company Law.
“We urge this court to resolve this issue against the petitioners and in favour of the respondent,” the lawyers said.
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Posted: at 17-07-2023 06:50 AM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
Dopybadass at 17-07-2023 07:43 AM (1 year ago) (m)
Can you all hear what this criminal is saying,is he trying to give out some threats in a subtle way, or is he trying to say if the Court finds the past election manipulated it should not be cancelled and allow a criminal and a scam to rule the country
Posted: at 17-07-2023 07:43 AM (1 year ago) | Hero
They are not just irrelevant, they are insignificant and irrelevant!!! 25% of made-up people that WE put there, they we created can not determine the whole of Nigeria!! never!!!
Posted: at 17-07-2023 11:50 AM (1 year ago) | Grande Master
OmoNobaUku at 17-07-2023 12:43 PM (1 year ago) (m)
25% in FCT is not but a red herring. It bears zero impact on the outcome. Will Atiku or Local Champion Obi become president instead? NEVER! NEVER!! NEVER!!!
Posted: at 17-07-2023 12:43 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
The main person is afraid and issuing threats to the Judiciary, na u wey suppose dey line to collect your own 8k dey here dey zuzu.
He is not in the region where one week sit at home is declared, where every Monday is sit at home, where they kill thr brothers and sisters like chicken. Afraid indeed. Ewu
Posted: at 17-07-2023 02:14 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
He is not in the region where one week sit at home is declared, where every Monday is sit at home, where they kill thr brothers and sisters like chicken. Afraid indeed. Ewu
Chai, comprehension hard o
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 17-07-2023 02:17 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
25% in FCT is not but a red herring. It bears zero impact on the outcome. Will Atiku or Local Champion Obi become president instead? NEVER! NEVER!! NEVER!!!
We will not bend our constitution because of a drug lord. Be prepared to shout more, and with tears too because our constitution is Supreme. That ''Local Champion'' that can employ you as his cobbler will be your president
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 17-07-2023 02:27 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
We will not bend our constitution because of a drug lord. Be prepared to shout more, and with tears too because our constitution is Supreme. That ''Local Champion'' that can employ you as his cobbler will be your president
You chestbeats more than this during primary election, during campaign and election period. You will wail and cry till eternity. It's your hobby, we know that and it's not surprise us anymore.
Posted: at 17-07-2023 02:33 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
You chestbeats more than this during primary election, during campaign and election period. You will wail and cry till eternity. It's your hobby, we know that and it's not surprise us anymore.
At the entrance of light, darkness disappears. Sorrow may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning. He who laughs last, laughs best. We know who won, we know our constitution. We will see who will cry at the tail end. Your joy is temporary dude, wait for it.
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 17-07-2023 03:57 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
At the entrance of light, darkness disappears. Sorrow may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning. He who laughs last, laughs best. We know who won, we know our constitution. We will see who will cry at the tail end. Your joy is temporary dude, wait for it.
You are mumu, be like your own God from that sadeast always asleep. You talk , preach, pray and chestbeats than this during buhari regime. He spent his good 8 years, no names una no call him. No insult una no give him.
You pray, preach, condemn, call names and disagrees during primary election, till campaign season to election day till now that he is on the throne. Una still refuse to get sense and give up.
Your sadeast region is on fire where una dey sit at home every Monday, sit at home for a whole week, killing spree all over una potopoto region. yet Una no gree pray to una God to solve your killing of each other there . You are here quoting Bible verse that did not work for una from home. Ewu
Posted: at 17-07-2023 07:02 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
You are mumu, be like your own God from that sadeast always asleep. You talk , preach, pray and chestbeats than this during buhari regime. He spent his good 8 years, no names una no call him. No insult una no give him.
You pray, preach, condemn, call names and disagrees during primary election, till campaign season to election day till now that he is on the throne. Una still refuse to get sense and give up.
Your sadeast region is on fire where una dey sit at home every Monday, sit at home for a whole week, killing spree all over una potopoto region. yet Una no gree pray to una God to solve your killing of each other there . You are here quoting Bible verse that did not work for una from home. Ewu
There is no Bible quotation in what I wrote, just that you are too stupid to notice. All I said, were just plain truths which will play out before your eyes in the nearest future. I know how evil people are always first to rejoice and attack, but they are always ultimately put to shame. There are certain other pro-Tinubu people on this platform that I engage in meaningful arguments because they are intelligent, but responding to you dey tire me because you are just a very low IQ guy, even comprehension of simple English language dey hard you. So its always more or less, a case of pouring water on stone, it can never get soft. I remember once advising you to go back to school, but from all indications, you did not take that advise. Who knows the kind of shame you will be bringing to your family members in real life, if you can be this stupid online. Tueh !!!
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 17-07-2023 07:13 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
There is no Bible quotation in what I wrote, just that you are too stupid to notice. All I said, were just plain truths which will play out before your eyes in the nearest future. I know how evil people are always first to rejoice and attack, but they are always ultimately put to shame. There are certain other pro-Tinubu people on this platform that I engage in meaningful arguments because they are intelligent, but responding to you dey tire me because you are just a very low IQ guy, even comprehension of simple English language dey hard you. So its always more or less, a case of pouring water on stone, it can never get soft. I remember once advising you to go back to school, but from all indications, you did not take that advise. Who knows the kind of shame you will be bringing to your family members in real life, if you can be this stupid online. Tueh !!!
Truth to fools and stupid fellows / followers of obingo obidiots. Stupid people that see whatever that doesn't go there way or favours them as nonsense. Very foolish and selfish set of people
Posted: at 17-07-2023 07:19 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
There is no Bible quotation in what I wrote, just that you are too stupid to notice. All I said, were just plain truths which will play out before your eyes in the nearest future. I know how evil people are always first to rejoice and attack, but they are always ultimately put to shame. There are certain other pro-Tinubu people on this platform that I engage in meaningful arguments because they are intelligent, but responding to you dey tire me because you are just a very low IQ guy, even comprehension of simple English language dey hard you. So its always more or less, a case of pouring water on stone, it can never get soft. I remember once advising you to go back to school, but from all indications, you did not take that advise. Who knows the kind of shame you will be bringing to your family members in real life, if you can be this stupid online. Tueh !!!
More over, may be you forgot how you and ur stupid fellow/ followers of obingo obidiots call zombidence where full of joy and rejoice when they first declare that your ellu kpi won Lagos presidential candidate election. We good people laugh last for the overall result
Posted: at 17-07-2023 07:24 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
More over, may be you forgot how you and ur stupid fellow/ followers of obingo obidiots call zombidence where full of joy and rejoice when they first declare that your ellu kpi won Lagos presidential candidate election. We good people laugh last for the overall result
You need education. Seriously, jokes apart. Go back to school. Civilization comes through knowledge and has a way of liberating people from Stockholm syndrome.
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 17-07-2023 09:03 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
You need education. Seriously, jokes apart. Go back to school. Civilization comes through knowledge and has a way of liberating people from Stockholm syndrome.
See how senseless your are. All this indomie generation children's self. education/ knowledge which you don't have but always claiming that you have.. If truly you have knowledge, you will understand better that to be civilised in not the matter of educated. Let me not Blane you much though, you have the little knowledge you are proud of but have zero wisdom.
Posted: at 17-07-2023 09:18 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
See how senseless your are. All this indomie generation children's self. education/ knowledge which you don't have but always claiming that you have.. If truly you have knowledge, you will understand better that to be civilised in not the matter of educated. Let me not Blane you much though, you have the little knowledge you are proud of but have zero wisdom.
Go through this your write up one more time, and see why the advise I gave to you is really important. Mad people don't ever agree that they are mad, that is why the shame is reserved for their family members. Shalom.
What is the color beneath your skin?
Posted: at 18-07-2023 07:53 AM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
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