MR. JAMES BAKAM V. ALHAJI YAKUBU ABUBAKAR

OKUNOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of S.M. Coomassie J of the High Court of Kaduna State dated 6th December, 1990, in respect of the plaintiff/Respondent's claim against the 1st Defendant/appellant for the following relief endorsed in the writ on p.2 of the Record as follows:-

An order of court directing the Defendant to accept as the authentic list and to act on the same as being the only list of nominated candidates of the S.D.P. Kaduna Local Government Area for the purpose of contesting the forthcoming Local Government Elections Scheduled for the 8th of December, 1990".

The 1st plaintiff Respondent also filed a statement of claim. The nature of the suit being an Intra-party dispute as to which candidate or candidates the S.D.P. should sponsor to contest the Local Government Election, in Kaduna Local Government Area (hereinafter referred to as the KLGA) the 1st Defendant/Appellant did not bother to put in an appearance nor contest…