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DR. YAHAYA ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI V. HON. SANI BAWA ARGUNGU & ORS

(2023) JELR 110431 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.CV/1563/2022  •  30 Jan 2023  •  Nigeria

Coram
Chima Centus Nweze JSC Amina Adamu Augie JSC Mohammed Lawal Garba JSC Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju JSC Emmanuel Akomaye Agim JSC

Appearances
D. D. Dodo, SAN, I. K. Sanusi, SAN, with, Patrick Okoh, Esq. Reuben Kinya, Esq. and Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Esq. for the Appellant; Abdulaziz Ibrahim, Esq. with him, Mukhtar Bunza, Esq. Abdulrazaq Alfa, Esq. Chief Samson Okpetu, Esq. and Suleiman A. Haruna, Esq. for the 1st Respondent; Michael K. Aondoakaa, SAN, Hussaini Zakariya, SAN, with, A. T. Kohol, Esq. Nura Bello, Esq. and Mathew Onoja, Esq. for the 2nd Respondent; M. A. Bawa, Esq. for the 3rd Respondent.

Judgement

CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By way of Originating Summons, filed on June 17, 2022, the first respondent, commenced the suit, an action at the trial Court. Before the trial Court, the first respondent posed four questions for determination, to wit: 

1. Whether or not by the combined provisions of Section 84 (5) (c) (i) (ii) of the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended), Articles 2, 50 (1) (2) (c) and 50 (4) of the Constitution of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), 2017 (as amended), Article 5 (i) (ii), 9 (a) (d) and 11 of the PDP Electoral Guidelines for Primary Elections and Articles 1, 7, 16 and 17 (a) of the INEC Regulation for the Conduct of Political Party Primaries and the PDP Result Sheet for the party primaries for Kebbi North Senatorial District, the plaintiff having scored a total of 038 votes and finishing as the first runner up in the said second defendant's primary for Kebbi North Senatorial District, is the valid, lawful and proper candidate o…

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