PEPT: 'When they say 2/3 of the votes in 36 states and the FCT, it is a disjunctive word' – Onueze Okocha SAN

Onueze Okocha [SAN], a former president of the NBA, asserted that the constitution’s requirement that the winning candidate receive 2/3 of the votes cast in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is a disjunctive [separated] phrase. He agreed with the PEPT’s conclusion that Abuja lacks the power to choose the president of the country. He made it clear that a candidate does not absolutely need to win in the FCT if they have won in 2/3 of the 29 states.

In an interview with TVC , he stated, “I completely agree with the interpretation offered by the justices who made this verdict of the presidential election tribunal. Abuja, or the Federal Capital Territory, almost has the status of a state. There is nothing unique about Abuja that would make it the so-called deciding factor in whether a presidential candidate has won the election.

When they indicate that 2/3 of the votes were cast in all 36 states and the federal capital area, I refer to that as a disjunctive word. If you received 2/3 of the vote in 29 states, you don’t need to worry about whether the candidate who was declared the victor received 2/3 of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT is ordinary; it has nothing unique”.

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