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MR. UGOCHUKWU AGBALLAH V. MR. SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME & ORS.

(2008) JELR 46914 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/E/EPT/15/2008  •  4 Jun 2008  •  Nigeria

Coram
OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE JCA; ABUBAKAR ABDULKADIR JEGA JCA; JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA JCA; IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JCA; ADAMU JAURO JCA;

Judgement

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The instant appeal is against the judgment of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal holden at Enugu, in Enugu State, which was delivered on 18/01/2008. The Appellants petition (NAGL/EPT/EN/GOV/37/2007) was- dismissed by the lower tribunal in consequence of the judgment in question.

Its common knowledge that gubernatorial elections were conducted on 14/4/07 in 13 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Enugu State. Likewise, the gubernatorial elections in to the remaining 4 Local Government Areas of Enugu State (i.e. Enugu South, Udi, Nsuka and Isi-Uzo Local Government Areas) were later held on 28/4/07.

Both the Appellant and the 1st Respondent had contested the said elections on the platforms of their political parties, the Accord (A)and peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)respectively. Apart from the Appellant - and the 1st Respondent, fifteen (15) other candidates had equally contested the said e…

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