MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A, JP+ (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st and 2nd Appellants had filed a joint petition before the National Assembly/Governorship and legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal holden at Lagos State. The 1st - 4th Respondents were the Respondents in the said joint petition.
In the joint petition which was filed on the 21st day of May 2007, the Appellants complained of having been unlawfully excluded from the election for the House of Representatives seat for the Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency.
The said election was held on the 21st day of April, 2007 after which the 1st Respondent was declared and returned as the person who won. The 2nd and 3rd Respondents are officials of the 4th Respondent. The 1st Appellant alleges that the 3rd Respondent had screened and cleared him as a nominated candidate of his political party, the 2nd Appellant.
Paragraph 12 of the Petition filed bears the relief sought of the election Tribunal and they ar…