Candidate doesn’t need 25% votes in FCT, Supreme Court upholds…
Written by City Radio on October 26, 2023
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the ruling by the Appeal Court that a candidate does not need to get at least 25 percent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be declared as the country’s president.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the ruling by the Appeal Court that a candidate does not need to get at least 25 percent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be declared as the country’s president.
“It is basic that the court should give a holistic Interpretation to statutes to save the generality of the people and not a select few, thus in interpreting the requirements to be declared elected president, the court holds that 25% votes are not required for FCT, ” Justice Okoro declared.
The Supreme Court also upheld that the failure by the Independent National Electoral Commission to transmit election results electronically did not affect the outcome of the election and could not warrant the nullification of the result of the presidential election.
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