ACTION CONGRESS & ANOR. V. PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY & ORS.

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME (Ph.D), J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal which arose from the decision of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal of Ondo State in which the Appellant had claimed the following reliefs:

That the said Election be declared null and void having been invalidated by Substantial irregularities and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act

2006 and further to direct that a new election that conforms with Electoral Act 2006 be conducted throughout the 6 Local Government in Ondo South Senatorial District to elect a Senator for the people of the Constituency to the national Assembly.

The Facts that led to this petition which appeal is now pending before this Court were that the Ist Respondent a Political Party Sponsored One Chief Olusola Oke for the election to the Ondo South Senatorial District Seat of the National Assembly on the 21st April, 2007.

The 2nd - 9th Respondents declared the 1st Responden…