Festus Keyamo (SAN), spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Committee and Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, has defended the victory of the president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in the United States of America.
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According to Keyamo, the constitution requires that to be declared the winner of a presidential election, a candidate must secure the highest number of votes and score at least one-quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the states of the Federation, which includes the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“Only Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu met these requirements especially that of the spread (he scored 25 percent and above in 29 States), even though all 3 top candidates won 12 States each. The candidate of the PDP scored 25% and above in just 21 States, falling short of the 24 States required and the candidate of the Labour Party scored 25% and above in 15 States plus the Federal Capital Territory, making it 16 States,” Keyamo tweeted.BusinessDay
