ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS V. PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY & ORS
(2015) JELR 40753 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/EK/EPT/GOV/1/2015
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16 Feb 2015
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Nigeria
Coram
ABDU ABOKI JCA
JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JCA
JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH JCA
ITA GEORGE MBABA JCA;
PAUL OBI ELECHI JCA;
Appearances
APPELLANT1. H. O. AFOLABI SAN2. O. A. DARE3. L. L. AKANBI4. R. ISAMOTU5. R. O. BALOGUN6. I. T. BALOGUN7. KABIRU AKINGBOLU8. TAJUDEEN AKINGBOLUCROSS-APPELLANT1. E. ROBER EMUKPOERUO ESQ2. KOLAPO KOLADE ESQ.3. OLATUNJI ADEOTI ESQ4. PETER NWATU ESQ.5. OJEDIRAN ILEOLUWA ESQ. For Appellant
1ST RESPONDENT1. E. ROBER EMUKPOERUO ESQ.2. KOLAPO KOLADE ESQ.3. OLATUNJI ADEOTI ESQ.4. PETER NWATU ESQ.5. OJEDIRAN ILEOLUWA ESQ2ND RESPONDENT1. YUSUF O. ALI SAN2. PIUS AKUBO SAN3. ADEBAYO ADELODUN SAN4. OBAFEMI ADEWALE ESQ.5. AKIN OLADEJI ESQ.6. SALISU AHMED ESQ.7. PROF. W. W. EGBEWOLE8. AYO OLANREWAJU ESQ.9. K. K. ELEJA ESQ.10. TAFA AHMED ESQ.11. B. R. GOLD ESQ.12. YAKUB DAUDA ESQ.13. SULYMAN O. BABAKEBE ESQ.14. A. M. ABDULKAREEM ESQ.15. EZEKIEL AGUNBIADE ESQ.16. OLUBUNMI OLUGBADE ESQ.17. A. ABDULKAREEM ESQ.18. IBRAHIM ALABIDUN ESQ.19. K. A. DANDASO ESQ.20. ADEYEMI ADEWUMI ESQ.21. ABDULRAFIU OPEYEMI LAWAL ESQ.22. IDRIS SULEIMAN ESQ.23. MRS OLUWASEYI EBENEZER24. DR. FOLUKE DADA25. STEPHEN ADEMUAGUN26. REBBECCA ADEOLA OJO (MRS)3RD RESPONDENT1. WILCOX ABERETON2. OLUBUNMI IPINLAIYE4TH RESPONDENT1. ABAYOMI SADIK2. ADETAYO ADENIYI5TH RESPONDENT1. CHIEF OLUSOLA OKE2. N. O. OGUNLEYE3. GBADEBO IKUESANCROSS-RESPONDENT1ST CROSS RESPONDENT1. H. O. AFOLABI SAN2. O. A. DARE3. L. L. AKANBI4. R. ISAMOTU5. R. O. BALOGUN6. I. T. BALOGUN7. KABIRU AKINGBOLU8. TAJUDEEN AKINGBOLU2ND RESPONDENT1. YUSUF O. ALI SAN2. PIUS AKUBO SAN3. ADEBAYO ADELODUN SAN4. OBAFEMI ADEWALE ESQ.5. AKIN OLADEJI ESQ.6. SALISU AHMED ESQ.7. PROF. W. W. EGBEWOLE8. AYO OLANREWAJU ESQ.9. K. K. ELEJA ESQ.10. TAFA AHMED ESQ.11. B. R. GOLD ESQ.12. YAKUB DAUDA ESQ.13. SULYMAN O. BABAKEBE ESQ.14. A. M. ABDULKAREEM ESQ.15. EZEKIEL AGUNBIADE ESQ.16. OLUBUNMI OLUGBADE ESQ.17. A. ABDULKAREEM ESQ.18. IBRAHIM ALABIDUN ESQ.19. K. A. DANDASO ESQ.20. ADEYEMI ADEWUMI ESQ.21. ABDULRAFIU OPEYEMI LAWAL ESQ.22. IDRIS SULEIMAN ESQ.23. MRS OLUWASEYI EBENEZER24. DR. FOLUKE DADA25. STEPHEN ADEMUAGUN26. REBBECCA ADEOLA OJO (MRS)3RD RESPONDENT1. WILCOX ABERETON2. OLUBUNMI IPINLAIYE4TH RESPONDENT1. ABAYOMI SADIK2. ADETAYO ADENIYI5TH RESPONDENT1. CHIEF OLUSOLA OKE2. N. O. OGUNLEYE3. GBADEBO IKUESAN
Judgement
ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Judgment of the Governorship Election Tribunal Ekiti state (that sat at the FCT High Court Jabi, Abuja) delivered on 19th December, 2014.
The Brief facts of the petition leading to this Appeal are as follows:
At the Lower Tribunal the petitioner filed its petition challenging the declaration and return of the 2nd Respondent as the winner of the Ekiti State Governorship Election conducted on the 21st June, 2014 by the 3rd Respondent.
At the said Election, the Appellant sponsored one John Olukayode Fayemi as its Governorship candidate, while the 1st Respondent sponsored the 2nd Respondent as its candidate. At the conclusion of the Election the 2nd Respondent polled a total of 203,090 (Two Hundred and Three Thousand, Ninety) votes, while the Appellant's candidate polled a total of 120,433 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Four hundred and Thirty Three) votes. The 2nd Respondent was declared winner of th…
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