BABA ALKALI BA'ABA, J. C. A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal holden at Dutse, Jigawa State of Nigeria, delivered on the 6th day of September, 2007. On the 21st day of April, 2007, elections were conducted throughout the country for the National Assembly including that of Auyo, Kafin Hausa and Hadejia Constituency where the 2nd appellant sponsored by the 1st appellant contested the said election, while the respondent also contested the said election on the platform of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with others.
At the close of the said election, the 1st respondent who scored the highest number of lawful votes was declared and returned the winner of the said election.
The appellants were unhappy with the 1st respondent's declaration and return as a result they filed a joint petition dated and filed on 22/5/07 containing 21 paragraphs at pages 1 - 33 of the record in which t…