Tinubu's lead counsel Wole Olanipekun based his argument on section 299 of the constitution in his final written address in defence of the 25% requirement in F.C.T.
which states that F.C.T should be treated as any other state of the federation.

I also see a lot of Tinubu supporters on this forum echoing the same position but what they don't know is that the same section 299 they love to quote will be used to sack Tinubu.
Here's the complete section:
Section 299.
The provisions of this Constitution shall apply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as if it were one of the States of the Federation; and accordingly -

(a) all the legislative powers, the executive powers and the judicial powers vested in the House of Assembly, the Governor of a State and in the courts of a State shall, respectively, vest in the National Assembly, the President of the Federation and in the courts which by virtue of the foregoing provisions are courts established for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(b) all the powers referred to in paragraph (a) of this section shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution; and

(c) the provisions of this Constitution pertaining to the matters aforesaid shall be read with such modifications and adaptations as may be reasonably necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this section.


The "AND" that is preceding "accordingly"
in section 299; is it interpreted
as conjunctive?
or
as disjunctive ?


If it's interpreted as conjunctive then F.C.T should have a governor and a state legislature just as every other state of the federation.

if it's interpreted as disjunctive then section 299 only applies to the administration of the F.C.T, it's legislature and the composition of it's courts as outlined in section 299(a,b and c) and has no bearing with it's status for presidential election, can't be interpreted as the 37th state ;meaning a presidential candidate most secure 25% of votes cast in the F.C.T to be declared winner.

Obi is coming

TemplarLandry:
Keep deceiving yourself.

Tell Tinubu to start preparing his hand over notes.... it's check mate.

Once Obi secures his mandate, all security personnel will have to be up and doing with excessive fitness. One thing for sure is he won't leave anything to chance. That one is the head of any parastatal will never give them opportunity to rest on their oars because Okwute can just breeze in and take stock at any time. Since he prefers to move about with small fanfare and Entourage, one can be taken unawares.

The people I pity most are his personal guards. He already has a receptive stance towards people and wouldn't tolerate any brutal force on them. One wonders how those personal guards will manage the organic crowds that swells around him whenever he makes a public appearance 😁

Keep wallowing in your delusion.

shortgun:

Tell Tinubu to start preparing his hand over notes.... it's check mate.

TemplarLandry:
Keep wallowing in your delusion.

Do you have a counter argument?😂😂
Tinubu is a goner.
It's either they swear peter Obi in or they will have to rewrite the constitution.

DesChyko:
Once Obi secures his mandate, all security personnel will have to be up and doing with excessive fitness. One thing for sure is he won't leave anything to chance. That one is the head of any parastatal will never give them opportunity to rest on their oars because Okwute can just breeze in and take stock at any time. Since he prefers to move about with small fanfare and Entourage, one can be taken unawares.

The people I pity most are his personal guards. He already has a receptive stance towards people and wouldn't tolerate any brutal force on them. One wonders how those personal guards will manage the organic crowds that swells around him whenever he makes a public appearance 😁

I told Tinubu supporters that wole Olanipekun is working for the victory of His excellencies Peter Obi/Datti at the tribunal knowingly or otherwise.
How can you as a SAN quote a law that will will nail and ultimately bury your client.

shortgun:

I told Tinubu supporters that wole Olanipekun is working for the victory of His excellencies Peter Obi/Datti at the tribunal knowingly or otherwise.
How can you as a SAN quote a law that will will nail and ultimately bury your client.

In their final address, Wole and sons said they've applied for the original copy of the certificate. It begs the question..which version did they submit? A fake? 😁

DesChyko:


In their final address, Wole and sons said they've applied for the original copy of the certificate. It begs the question..which version did they submit? A fake? 😁

A 200lv law student would have done a better job than the oluwole SAN Olanipekun

shortgun:

Do you have a counter argument?😂😂
Tinubu is a goner.
It's either they swear peter Obi in or they will have to rewrite the constitution.

Even if they have to rewrite the constitution, obi will never be president. The 25% position is a complete no go. Do abuja people have ten heads…. ;

If not their ways, then it must be soak aways

Make una continue playing

helinues:
If not their ways, then it must be soak aways

Make una continue playing

Those psychiatric hospitals they want to build in the sad east must be quickened. I cannot understand how people can be so mentally unstable. Awon ipob self……madness plenty for that side.

Cooletempa:


Those psychiatric hospitals they want to build in the sad east must be quickened. I cannot understand how people can be so mentally unstable. Awon ipob self……madness plenty for that side.

How groups of people go sleep and face one direction na him I still never understand

helinues:
If not their ways, then it must be soak aways

Make una continue playing

Do you have a counter argument or want to constitute nuisance as usual?
Tell us how Tinubu will excape sack with this.

helinues:


How groups of people go sleep and face one direction na him I still never understand

Can you speak and write fluent English?

shortgun:

Do you have a counter argument or want to constitute a nuisance as usual?
Tell us how Tinubu will excape sack with this.

Today is not my Idling day

helinues:


How groups of people go sleep and face one direction na him I still never understand

Na the same way you woke up everyday. face one direction .... Nairaland year to year

Everything Peter Obi and Atiku brought against the court have been ruled on previously. They just have money for a fake circus and to deceive the gullible into killing themselves. The case will be dismissed as it has no grounds, evidence or proof that Peter Obi or Atiku won. So, stop deceiving yourself OP and face reality. Let Peter Obi go and use his own kids for protest and human shield. He’s only deceiving you by this fake show!

Cooletempa:


Even if they have to rewrite the constitution, obi will never be president. The 25% position is a complete no go. Do abuja people have ten heads…. ;

I quoted a section of the constitution that most Agbadorians like to quote all the time, if I can spot the pitfalls against Tinubu by his lawyers it shows he lacks the capacity to be a leader.
No, the constitution and country is bigger than Tinubu, he will be sacked.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Na different jokes all this foolish Pandora criminal Obidaftis just de crack for Nairaland lately. E be like say them tell them judge go come carry judgement from Nairaland which is why they have to pre-empt even the impossible to give Pandora any chance.

shortgun:

Tell Tinubu to start preparing his hand over notes.... it's check mate.

There's no handover note to prepare. He is an illegitimate president in the eyes of the law

MTNnews:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Na different jokes all this foolish Pandora criminal Obidaftis just de crack for Nairaland lately. E be like say them tell them judge go come carry judgement from Nairaland which is why they have to pre-empt even the impossible to give Pandora any chance.

They know they will lose. So they are trying to claim otherwise just like they claimed they won. So, when judges pass their judgment, they have excuse to cause chaos. But I pity the fools who will lose their lives on lies and fake propaganda of sore losers.

shortgun:

Do you have a counter argument?😂😂
Tinubu is a goner.
It's either they swear peter Obi in or they will have to rewrite the constitution.

Please educate me. Can they swear Peter Obi in when he did not make the spread of 25% in 25 states(??) and Abuja.

helinues:


Today is not my Idling day

You have been here since morning and you are saying today is not your idling day.

If they fail to rule, we will assist them to suspend the constitution

shortgun:
Tinubu's lead counsel Wole Olanipekun based his argument on section 299 of the constitution in his final written address in defence of the 25% requirement in F.C.T.
which states that F.C.T should be treated as any other state of the federation.

I also see a lot of Tinubu supporters on this forum echoing the same position but what they don't know is that the same section 299 they love to quote will be used to sack Tinubu.
Here's the complete section:
Section 299.
The provisions of this Constitution shall apply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as if it were one of the States of the Federation; and accordingly -

(a) all the legislative powers, the executive powers and the judicial powers vested in the House of Assembly, the Governor of a State and in the courts of a State shall, respectively, vest in the National Assembly, the President of the Federation and in the courts which by virtue of the foregoing provisions are courts established for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(b) all the powers referred to in paragraph (a) of this section shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution; and

(c) the provisions of this Constitution pertaining to the matters aforesaid shall be read with such modifications and adaptations as may be reasonably necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this section.


The "AND" that is preceding "accordingly"
in section 299; is it interpreted
as conjunctive?
or
as disjunctive ?


If it's interpreted as conjunctive then F.C.T should have a governor and a state legislature just as every other state.

if it's interpreted as disjunctive then it only applies to the administration of the F.C.T and the composition of it's courts and has no bearing with it's status during election; meaning a presidential candidate most secure 25% of votes cast in the F.C.T

Obi is coming

So what happens to other requirements, incase you lost your memory

1. score Majority vote

2. 25% in 24states

@least these two conditions resonate with equality and fairness to all compared to Mr 25% in the FCT,

You expect court to overlook 1 & 2 and impose a 25% in FCT on Nigeria as legimate winner and you think that is not enough to cause anarchy, where is it done

even @ Re-run Peter Obi is not qualified from all evidences gathered.

So what happens someday when they decide to move capital from Abuja to maybe Akwa ibom or back to Lagos

DesChyko:


In their final address, Wole and sons said they've applied for the original copy of the certificate. It begs the question..which version did they submit? A fake? 😁

I believe the originals of your CV are in your possesion does it mean the one you submited at school or at work is fake

most of you obedient are just teenagers with little sense, you just talk buahhh people God no give joy but result to licking sugar

Cooletempa:


Those psychiatric hospitals they want to build in the sad east must be quickened. I cannot understand how people can be so mentally unstable. Awon ipob self……madness plenty for that side.

awon low budget terrorist OPC self

The level of obsession of obidients with the upcoming tribunal ruling is now a serious obsession,and it just shows how nervous and defeated they are because they can already see the writing on the wall and just using all this to give themselves and their fellow zombedients some fake hope, but the truth is it's checkmate for your god "obi" take or leave.

chidiokay:
I believe the originals of your CV are in your possesion does it mean the one you submited at school or at work is fake

The originals of my CV are in my possession. That's the difference isn't it? I submitted a photocopy of this original. I didn't submit a copy of an original I didn't have yet. And you didn't think your comparison through either 😉

And if you saw the videos of Obidients in rallies and campaigns leading up to the elections and you really believe this your 'teenage' jib, then my friend, your sense of judgement should be sold for free 👍

Jomonix:


Please educate me. Can they swear Peter Obi in when he did not make the spread of 25% in 25 states(??) and Abuja.

That also is been proven by Peter Obi's lawyers in his submission to the tribunal.
Labour party tendered reports including election scores analysis and statistical investigation on the votes scored by the candidates in the presidential election

The above is the reason labour party called a professor of mathematics as witness...
The report was accepted and admitted as exhibit even when Tinubu's lawyers objected.

The no hiding place for mandate thieves

Now we are back to the interim nonesense again.

Okoro ehn!

I will warn you guys now that Nigeria can not afford another June 12 debacle .


This time around there is no IBB or Abacha to take all the blame .

You are all now Arthur Nzeribes and this won't augur well no matter the outcome of the PET ruling.