Prompt Title: The FCT Question in the Nigerian Presidential Elections

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Human: Consider Section 134 (2) of the Nigerian constitution: 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- (a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and (b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Based on this, is the President required to get at least 25% of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja?
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Yes, according to Section 134 (2) (b) of the Nigerian constitution, a candidate for the office of President must obtain not less than one-quarter (25%) 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. This means that the President is required to get at least 25% of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in addition to obtaining a majority of the total votes cast.

Human: So, you mean if the President gets 25% in 25 states (out of the 36), but doesn't get 25% in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), he is not elected President?
ChatGPT:

Yes, that's correct. For a candidate to be elected as President of Nigeria, they must meet both conditions set out in Section 134 (2) of the Nigerian Constitution. The candidate must have the highest number of votes cast at the election and must also obtain not less than one-quarter (25%) 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. Therefore, if the President gets 25% in 25 states but fails to get 25% in the Federal Capital Territory, they will not be elected as President.

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