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BREAKING: Atiku, Obi, others vs Tinubu: 4 senior advocates clarify arguments on winning 25% in Abuja

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There has been controversy on the possibility of the February 25 presidential election being annulled by the presidential election petition court over the failure of the winner of the poll not getting 25% of votes at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja....CONTINUE READING

But the argument might not be holding water in the court of law as expected. This is due to the positions of 6 senior advocates of Nigeria at different interviews……CONTINUE READING

Names and details of these interviews have been compiled, as well as their videos by legit.ng.

The senior lawyers are:

Abiodun Owonikoko SAN

The legal icon maintained that the legal stands of Nasarawa, Kogi and other states are the same as that of Abuja.

He made this position known in an interview on Arise Television.

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Robert Clarke SAN

The legal icon, in his own personal view, said Abuja is just the 37th state in Nigeria, and it did not enjoy any special status that any presidential candidate must win 25% of votes.

To him, therefore, Abuja is counted as one state without any special privileges attached to it.
Femi Falana

The human rights lawyer earlier in January disclosed that section 299 of the constitution stated that the FCT should be treated as a state.

Sharing the videos on social media, @OnyeAdugbo said, “Femi Falana explaining the 25% rhetoric even before the elections. He talked about it in January before the elections.”

Festus Keyamo SAN

Though Keyamo is an APC chieftain and top minister of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, his status is as a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

Keyamo said the interpretation of the argument is that they are putting the people of Abuja above other people in other parts of the country, which is against the constitution……CONTINUE READING

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