RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA & 2 ORS V. OLAGUNSOYE OYINLOLA & 2 ORS
(2010) JELR 47869 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/I/EPT/GOV/02/2010
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26 Nov 2010
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Nigeria
Coram
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JCA
MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA JCA
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE JCA
CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JCA
ADAMU JAURO JCA
Appearances
1. Ebun O. Sofunde SAN2. Chief Akin Olujinmi SAN3. Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu SAN4. Kola Awodein SAN5. Charles Edosomwan SAN6. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN7. Deji Sasegbon SAN8. J. O. Fakayode SAN9. Femi Ifaturoti SAN10. Adewale Afolabi SAN11. Nath Agunbiade SAN12. Funso Olukoga SAN13. T. A. Abdul-Wahab SANl4. Dapo Akinosun SAN15. Adetunji Ajagbe SAN16. Olatunji Ibrahim SAN17. Mutiu Ganiyu SAN18. Lanre Ayanwale SAN19. Gbenga Akano SAN20. W. A. Salman SAN21. Olusegun Olatoye SAN22. Abiodun Olaide SAN23. Olayinka Okedara SAN24. Ajibola Basiru SAN25. Kunle Adegoke SAN26. T. S. Adegboyega SAN27. Kolapo Alimi SAN28. Ibrahim Lawal SAN29. B. A. Ramoni SAN30. Daud' Akinloye SAN31. Omojola Odunaya SAN32. Mutiu Olaoye SAN33. M. A. Adebisi SAN34. Adedoyin Taiwo SAN 35. Yewande Omotayo SAN36. Jide Omoworare SAN37. Yinka Ajayi SAN38. Lateef Akangbe SAN For the Appellants;
Counsel for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents:1. YUSUF .O. ALI SAN2. DR. ALEX IZINYON SAN3. TAYO OYETIBO SAN4. CHIEF BOLAJI AYORINDE SAN5. ADEBAYO ADENIPEKUN SAN6. KEMI PINHEIRO SAN7. ADEBAYO ADETODUN SAN8. OTUNBA KUNTE KALEJAYE SAN9. N. O. O. OKE SAN10. R. A. LAWAL-RABANA SAN11. A. A. ABIMBOLA ESQ. SAN12. DEGBILE MORONKEJI ESQ. SAN13. DR. WAHAB EGBEWOTE SANl4. HASSAN TAIWO FAJIMITE ESQ. SAN15. WOLE OTUKANNI ESQ. SAN16. TEWO UMUYE ESQ. SAN17. BOYE SOBANJO ESQ. SAN18. ADEBISI RAIMI ESQ. SAN19. K. K. ELEJA ESQ. SAN20. ADESOJI OLAOBA-EFUNTAYO ESQ. SAN 21. OLUWOLE KUPOLUYI ESQ- SAN 22. YEMI GIWA ESQ. SAN23. M. T. ADEKITEKUN ESQ. SAN24. ADETUNJT MURAINA ESQ. SAN25. A. O. OYETEKE ESQ. SAN26. ABIMBOLA AROWOSEBE (MRS.) SAN27. AKEEM OLANIYAN ESQ. SAN28. A. O. OLADELE ESQ. SAN29. N. N. ADEGBOYE SAN30. OLUMIDE ALIU ESQ. SAN31. CHUKWUDI MADUKA ESQ.32. T. B. OLURODE (MISS)33. T. E. AKINTADE (MISS)34. CHUWUDI ENEBEU ESQ.35. MUYIWA ADEGUN36. I. A. SAKA ESQ.37. GBOYEGA OYEWOLE (former A-G)38. TUNJI LAWAL39. OLANIRAN OBELECounsel for 4th - 1365th Respondents:1. MRS. AYODEJI BOBADERIN WITH DAYO FAMAKIN-JOHNSONCounsel for 1366th and 1367th Respondents:1. HON. ATTONREY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE - HON NIYI OWOLADE2. MRS. K. M. AKANO - SOLICITOR GENERAL AND PERMANENT AND PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.3. MR. JIDE OBISAKIN - CHIEF STATE COUNSEL4. MR. O. F. AKINTAYO - STATE COUNSEL.
Judgement
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Governorship and Legislative House Election petition (Retrial) Tribunal holden at Osogbo, Osun State (Coram: Justices Ali Garba, Benedict E. Agbattah, Ismaila H. Bashir, Muhammad T. M. Aliyu and Abimbola O Obaseki) delivered on 28th day of May, 2010. The Notice of Appeal is contained at pages 546 to 601 of Volume 7 of the Record of Appeal.
The brief facts of this case are that on the 14th April, 2007, the 4th Respondent conducted an election for the office of the Governor of Osun State.
The 3rd petitioner/Appellant sponsored the 1st and 2nd Petitioners/Appellants as its Governorship and Deputy Governorship Candidates, respectively, in the said election while the 3rd Respondent sponsored the 1st and 2nd Respondents as its governorship and deputy governorship candidates also respectively. At the end of the exercise, the 4th Respondent announced that the 1st Respondent scored a total …
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