WILLIAM ANGADI V. PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY & ORS
(2018) JELR 39276 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.139/2017
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4 May 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC;
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC;
JOHN INYANG OKORO JSC;
AMIRU SANUSI JSC;
SIDI DAUDA BAGE JSC;
Appearances
Christopher Oshomegie with him, Felix Ipogah, Emmanuel Ezeifedikwa and Leo Ekong For Appellant
G. I. Ezeuko- for 1st Respondent.Tunde Babalola with him, Ademola Abimbola, O. S. Kehinde, Ayakanyeja Nda, I. J. Okoko - for 2nd Respondent.P.I.N. Ikwueto (SAN) with him, C. I. Mbaeri, C. Okoronkwo, C. C. Emekekwe, J.C. Ugonabo- for 3rd Respondent For Respondent
Judgement
<p>SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on the 14th day of August, 2014 coram: Honourable Justices M. A. Adumein, T. Komolafe-Wilson and J. E. Ekanem, wherein, the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal taken out by the Appellant in this appeal. The uncontroverted facts that led to this appeal are as follows:</p><p>The Appellant and 3rd Respondent are both members of the 1st Respondent, a Political Party and both parties contested primary election under the auspices of the 1st Respondent in respect of the General Election into the House of Representative for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State. This primary election held on 6th December, 2014. The result of the primary elections is being contested by the Appellant. The 1st Respondent submitted the name of the 3rd Respondent to the 2nd Respondent as its candidate for the general election, this action o…</p>