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ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS & ANOR V. SENATOR KABIRU GARBA MARAFA & 179 ORS

(2019) JELR 114195 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC. 377/2019  •  24 May 2019  •  Nigeria

Coram
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC PAUL ADAMU GALUMJE, JSC UWANI MUSA АBBА АJI, JSC

Appearances
D. D DODO, SAN with Abdullahi M. Aliyu, SAN; Nasir Abdu Dangiri, SAN; Terhemba Gbashima and Samson Eigege for the Appellant. CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN with Ferdinand Orbi, SAN; Sylva Ogwemoh, SAN and John Shaka Esq and Muhammad Nuhu Esq. for the 1st - 140th Respondents. PRINCE L.O FAGBEMI, SAN with Mahumd Abubakar Magaji, SAN; Chief H. O Afolabi and Hakeem Thomas Ojo for the 141st -178th Respondents. MR. T. M INUWA, SAN with Alhassan A. Umar and Abdulaziz Sani Esq for the 179th Respondent MR. J. E OCHIDI with A. A Jibrin; A. O Otitoju and Abimbola Daniel for the 180th Respondent.

Judgement

PAUL ADAMU GALUMJE, JSC (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): The appeal herein is against the decision or judgment of the Coun of Appeal, Sokoto Division, delivered on the 25th of March, 2019, (Coram Tom Shaibu Yakubu, Tijani Abubakar and Jamilu Yammama Tukur JJCA).

The 1st Appellant, All Progressive Congress (APC) is a Political Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the 179th Respondent in this appeal, while the 2nd Respondent is the 1st National Chairman of the North-West Zone of the 1st Appellant. All the Respondents, except the 179th Respondent are members of the 1st Appellant.

As part of its preparation towards the conduct of 2019 general elections, INEC prepared a time table in which it set out schedule of activities leading to the general elections. One of the activities was a directive to all the political parties to conduct their primary elections and submit the names of their candidates for the general elections to it between 18th August and…

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