Following the outcome of the February 25 presidential election that declared Asiaju Bola Tinubu as the President-elect, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini, has stirred reactions online.
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In a now-viral video, Igini was quoted saying Nigeria’s constitution mandated a candidate to score 25% of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) before being declared winner in the presidential poll.
Meanwhile, the INEC’s declaration of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the winner of the February 25 poll, despite failing to secure 25% votes in the FCT, has raised a series of questions in the polity.
the former INEC REC, during an interview with Arise Television, a few hours before the Saturday, February 25 presidential poll, said it is a “compulsory question” for a candidate to have 25% votes in the FCT before being declared president-elect.
He said, “Apart from having 25% in 24 States (of the federation). The FCT is like a compulsory question without 25%, you go nowhere.”
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, won the February 25 elections.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Tinubu polled 8.8 million votes to emerge the winner. However, five of his contenders are challenging the outcome of the polls in court.
Ahead of the Monday, May 29 handover ceremony of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Nigerian lawyer revealed why the interim government plot should be looked into critically.
Ahead of the Monday, May 29 handover ceremony of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Nigerian lawyer revealed why the interim government plot should be looked into critically.
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