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DR. UMAR ARDO V. ADMIRAL MURTALA NYAKO, PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) & INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)

(2014) JELR 39871 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.135/2012  •  9 May 2014  •  Nigeria

Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC; SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC; BODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC; KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS JSC; JOHN INYANG OKORO JSC;

Appearances
Oladipo Okpeseyi SAN for Appellant appearing with Sylvester Imhanobe Esq.; Harrissin Anachuna Esq.; Alhassan Ahmadu Esq.; Keddei Ekpombang (Miss) and Joshua Akor. For Appellant Kanu Agabi SAN for 1st Respondent appearing with Ayo Akani, O. A. Adegoke (Mrs) M. G. Egenti (Mrs.), Martin Odey, Peter Erivwode, Bartholomew Oluohu, Duncan Oluohu, Uchenna Ugwueze (Miss) Akinola Afolarin, Henry Okeke, Anthony Odule, Elvis Uhrlu and Gaya Nendi (Miss).J. N. Egwuonwu Esq. for 2nd Respondent appearing with A. S. Akingbade Esq., F. I. Bukar (Miss), C. P. Nzedebe Esq. and H. A. Shehu (Miss).Uche V. Obi for 3rd Respondent appearing with Olusoji S. Toki and A. M. Sanusi. For Respondent

Judgement

KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The principal aim of the appellant in bringing this appeal is to persuade this Court to reverse itself on the decision regarding who an aspirant is in the following cases:

(a) Lado v. CPC (2011) 18 NWLR (Part 1279) 689;

(b) Uzodinma v. Izunaso (No.2)(2011) 17 NWLR (part 1275) 30;

(c) Ikechi Emenike v. Peoples Democratic Party and Ors (2012) 12 NWLR (part 1315) 556;

(d) PDP v. Timipre Sylva and 2 Ors/Timipre Sylva v. PDP and 2 Ors (2012) 13 NWLR (Part 1316) 85; and

(e) Emeka v. Okadigbo and 4 Ors (2012) 18 NWLR (part 1331) 55.

According to learned counsel for the appellant the definition of an aspirant in those cases is contrary to what the law provides in Section 156 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) and this has occasioned hardship and miscarriage of justice against the appellant as a person aspiring, striving or seeking to contest election to hold political office and is therefore urging this Court to revisit thos…

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