AISHATU AHMED DAHIRU & ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) V. INDENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), AHMADU UMARU FINTIRI & PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP)
(2024) JELR 112370 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC/CV/1/2024
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31 Jan 2024
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Nigeria
Coram
JOHN INYANG OKORO JSC
MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA JSC
HELEN MORONKETI OGUNWUMIJU JSC
IBRAHIM M. M. SAULAWA JSC
TIJJANI ABUBAKAR JSC
Appearances
Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN with Sam Ologunonsi, SAN, L. O. Fagbemi, SAN, Olumide Olujinmi, SAN and Abdulwahab Abayomi Esq for the Appellants.
Abubakar Nuhu Ahmed Esq with Umar Farouk Abdullateef Esq and Ibrahim Garba Inuwa Esq for 1st Respondent.
Chief D.D. Dodo, SAN with Mahmud A. Magaji SAN, Prof. Maxwell Gidado, SAN, Chief L.D. Nzodon Esq and Kauna Penzin Esq for the 2nd Respondent.
Bimbo Atilola Esq with Zekeri Garba Esq, Deborah Opete Esq, Farooq Akanbi Esq and Haliru Garuba Esq for 3rd Respondent.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </strong>This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Yola Division sitting in Abuja delivered on 18th December, 2023 in the appellants' appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal holden at Yola, Adamawa State delivered on 28th October, 2023. The lower court in its judgment dismissed the appeal of the Appellants. Dissatisfied with the judgment of the Court of Appeal, the appellants have further appealed to this court.</p><p style="text-align: justify">A brief facts of the case giving birth to this appeal are that the 1st Respondent conducted election for the office of Governor of Adamawa State on 18th March, 2023 and for some inexplicable reasons, there was a supplementary election held on 16th April, 2023. While waiting for the result of the supplementary election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State announced the 1st Appellant as the winner of the said election. This did not go down well with the Respo…</p>