While he did not technically declare victory because the polls had yet to close on the West Coast, he said he had received "a very gracious" telephone call from his only Democratic rival, former Senator Bill Bradley.
"Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who are mentally unstable but who would not technically be declared mentally defective," he said.
By winning another seven-year-term in polls announced for June 3rd, Mr Assad, who technically must declare his candidacy by May 1st, can avoid the pain of sharing power with the opposition in a transitional government.
In 2015, the group, weakened by advances of the Nigerian army, was declared "technically defeated" by President Buhari.
An American in Europe may have investments there, on which he has long been paying local tax, which he never realised should technically have been declared to the IRS as "passive" foreign investments.
Since technically war can only be declared against a country, he has effectively recognised (if not legitimised) its "caliphate" as a de facto sovereign state.
If the appeal is denied, Barkley could seek a court injunction against St . Johns, which technically is the organization that declared him ineligible, that would allow him to play Saturday.
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in Madagali on 28 December, killing 30, just days after the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, declared the Islamists "technically" defeated.
Purchases technically still need to be declared.
In a 31-page report, both stations declared sharing a "technically viable option".
