Our “political analysts” still found time to gather at Agege LGA in Lagos to dissect the puzzle of the presidential election.
January 29, 2023 1:30 PM
Whether it is as a result of patriotism, nationalism, unemployment or sheer culture, it is hard to say. But the bone of contention that dominated the discussions at this newspaper stand was the possibility of a rerun in the next election, factors that may lead to it and the percentage of votes that the top candidates will able to pull.
“Atiku will win the 25 percent without them,” the fair-skinned man retorted. “Someone like Ortom, what influence do you think he has in Benue?”Another man with a high-pitched voice, who was almost standing on his toes to contribute to the discussion said, “Out of 11 states, Tinubu will most likely get 25 percent in three states. How do you expect him to win the election?” he asked rhetorically to second the tall speaker.
“A candidate for an election to the office of president shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election, he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the states in the federation and the federal capital territory, Abuja,” the constitution states.
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