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Former AGF, Aondoakaa, Insists Tinubu Must Score 25% in FCT to Be Declared Winner Says Supreme Court had determined the issue Ozekhome faults INEC for declaring APC candidate winner

Alex Enumah in Abuja

A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of

Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has maintained that before a candidate can be declared winner in a presidential election, that

candidate must score 25 per cent of the votes cast in the election in 2/3 of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

This is coming as a constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome (INEC), faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission

(INEC) for going ahead to declare Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the President-elect, having not

scored the required 25 per cent in the FCT. Continued on page 5

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APC Dominates N’Assembly with 57 Senators, 162 House Members Elected lawmakers to get Certificate of Return on Tuesday, Wednesday Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far won majority seats in the two Chambers of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Independent

National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has announced. Yakubu said the ruling party won 57 seats in the Senate and 162 seats in the House of Representatives out of the 423

legislative results so far released by the commission. The INEC boss, who disclosed this at a meeting with state Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in preparation for the March 11 governorship and

state Houses of Assembly elections, said the results from 98 senatorial districts and 325 House of Representatives seats have so far been released. Yakubu said since the winners had been declared for 423 national

legislative seats, supplementary polls would be held in 46 constituencies. He revealed that 98 out of 109 seats had been declared in the Senate, adding that seven political parties have won senatorial seats.

In contrast, he said in the House of Representatives, eight political parties have won 325 out of 360 seats. According to him, seven Continued on page 5

INEC Admits Logistics, Technological Challenges, Others in Presidential, N’Assembly Elections Says RECs will be held responsible for flawed logistics Insists BVAS will be deployed for governorship, state assembly elections

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that issues of logistics, election technology, the behaviour of some election personnel at different levels, and the attitude of some party agents and supporters added to the extremely challenging environment in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who stated this yesterday at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held at the commission's headquarters in Abuja, warned that the RECs would be held responsible for the flawed logistics. He said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would be deployed for voter accreditation and result management, adding that the deployment of BVAS has gone a long way to sanitise voter

accreditation in recent elections. Yakubu explained that since last week, the commission had intensified the technology review to ensure that glitches experienced, particularly with uploading results, are rectified. He said yesterday's meeting aimed to review the commission's performance during the presidential and National Assembly elections and assess preparations for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Yakubu stated: "No doubt, last week's national elections raised some issues that require immediate, medium, and long-term solutions. The planning for the election was painstakingly done. However, its implementation came with challenges, some of them unforeseen. "The issues of logistics, election technology, the behaviour of some Continued on page 5

See eCopy of THISDAY Style CONGRATULATIONS TO MR PRESIDENT-ELECT… L-R: Chairman, Geregu Power Plc, Mr. Femi Otedola; President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and President, Oando Group Plc, Mr. Wale on www.thisdaylive.com Tinubu, during a visit to congratulate the President-elect on his victory in the recent presidential election, in Abuja…weekend


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