HON. (BARR) MUSTAPHA AHMED V. ALIYU IBRAHIM GEBI ORS

JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, JCA (Delivering the Leading Ruling): The Applicant herein filed a motion on notice on the 16th February, 2012, wherein he seeks the following reliefs from this Court:

1. An order granting leave to the Applicant herein to appeal against the judgment of the Bauchi state National and state Election Tribunal delivered on the 25th October, 2011 in Petition number NA/HR/EPT/03/2011 as an interested party.

2. An order joining the Applicant herein in this Appeal as an interested person by virtue of the judgment of the Federal High court No. 3, Abuja delivered by Hon. Justice Adamu Bello on 30th December, 2011.

3. And for such further or other orders this Honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.

In response to this application, the 1st and 2nd Respondents filed a Notice of preliminary objection to the hearing of the application, the sole ground being:

"That the court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to grant the reliefs sought in the application dated 6th …