Obi, LP’s Petition  Against Tinubu On 25% Votes Requirement In FCT Irrelevant – Tribunal

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (FCT) has declared that the Federal Capital Territory does not hold a higher status than other states in the country.

This was said by Justice Haruna Tsammani, the panel’s chief judge, at the tribunal’s meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.

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He asserts that in order to meet the requirements of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), a presidential candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast in a presidential election in which two or more candidates are running, as well as at least 25% in two-thirds of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).