The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.
The apex court in its ruling dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi.
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Supreme Court Verdict On 25% FCT Votes
The Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on the 25 per cent of votes in Abuja.
Justice Okoro noted that scoring 25% of votes in the FCT is not a mandatory requirement for the declaration of a candidate as the winner of the presidential election.
As reported by The Nation, the apex court stated this on Thursday, October 26. Section 134 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) stipulates that a presidential candidate must attain or score a majority of votes cast in a presidential election, where two or more candidates are involved, and at least 25% in two-thirds of the 36 States and FCT to meet the constitutional requirement to be declared as duly elected as President of Nigeria.
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The tribunal on September 6 declared that the Federal Capital Territory does not hold a higher status than other States in the country.
