MODUPE FASANMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Osun State Election Petition Tribunal delivered on the 30th of June 2008.
Briefly on the 21st of April 2007, elections were held into the Federal House of Representatives for Oriade/Obokun Local Government Federal Constituency of Osun state. The Appellant contested the election, on the Platform of the Action Congress (AC) while the 1st Respondent contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At the conclusion of the election, the 3rd Respondent returned the 1st Respondent as the winner. The Appellant was dissatisfied with the return of the 1st Respondent. Appellant filed its petition at the Tribunal to challenge the return of the 1st Respondent as the winner of the April 21st 2007 House of representative Election for Oriade/Obokun Local Government Federal constituency on the following grounds:
(a) That the National Assembly Election for Oriade/Obokun Local Government…