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MIKE ACHORU V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

(2010) JELR 46929 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/A/280/2008  •  17 Feb 2010  •  Nigeria

Coram
MARY U. PETER-ODILI JCA; JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA JCA; AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE JCA;

Judgement

MARY U. PETER-ODILI, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja presided over by Honourable Justice M. A. Nasir, delivered on the 22nd day of July, 2008 dismissing the suit of the appellant as plaintiff. The Appellant took out a writ of summons dated the 6th day of July, 2007 initially against the Respondent and three others namely:

Prof. Maurice Iwu (Chairman INEC), Decagou Investment Ltd. and Engr. Adams Ibrahim. Before hearing commenced, the Appellant discontinued the suit against the three (3) leaving only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the only defendant now respondent.

I would recast the grounds of appeal without the particulars and they are viz:

GROUND 1:

The Learned trial Judge erred and misdirected herself in law when she held that no agency relationship has been created or established between the plaintiff and the defendant, thus disentitling him to his ag…

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