CHIEF LAWRENCE OLUJIDE ADEWALE & ANOR. V. DR. IBRAHIM OLAIFA & ORS.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 19.12.2011, I dismissed the appeal promising to give reasons for judgment at a later date, which I now give.

The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal (lower Tribunal) sitting in Ibadan gave judgment on 11.8.2011 confirming the election of the 1st respondent as member of the House of Representatives for the Oluyole Federal Constituency of Oyo State,

It happened that the 1st respondent was sponsored by the 2nd respondent, Accord party, to contest the election conducted on 9.4.2011 by the 3rd respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission (I.N.E.C).

The 1st appellant who was sponsored by the 2nd appellant, Action Congress of Nigeria, also participated in the election. Ten other political parties also fielded their respective candidates in the election. The 3rd respondent declared the 1st respondent the winner of the election with 10,090 votes, while the 1o appellant c…