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SENATOR AMANGE NIMI BARIGHA V. PEOPLES' DEMOCRATIC PARTY & 2 ORS.

(2012) JELR 58124 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.96/2012  •  14 Dec 2012  •  Nigeria

Coram
I. T. MUHAMMAD, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, JSC

Appearances
Dr. Alex Izinyon, SAN, OFR, [with him, Aliyu Saiki, Esq., F. O. Izinyon, Esq., E. Oghojafor, Esq., O. Ibori (Miss.), L. O. Fagbemi Esq., D. M. Owoade (Miss.)] - for the Appellant Chief A. O. Ajana (with him; M. Kilani (Miss.) - for the 1st Respondent Ademola Bakre [with him, A. T. Soremi; O. S. Omotosho, S. F. Soyemi (Miss.)] - for the 2nd Respondent Ahmed Raji (SAN), [with him Zekeri Garuba, Oluwatoyin Dunsaro (Miss.)] - for the 3rd Respondent

Judgement

MUHAMMAD JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The appellant, herein, as plaintiff at the Federal High Court, Abuja (trial court) filed originating summons asking for the following reliefs against the respondents who were the defendants at the trial court:

  1. A declaration that the National Assembly primary conducted on 7 January 2011 for the Bayelsa East Senatorial District at Sport Complex, Yenogoa, Bayelsa State and any result therein are null and void, invalid and of no effect whatsoever.

  2. A declaration that the National Assembly primary conducted on 7 January 2011 for Bayelsa East Senatorial District at Bayelsa East Senatorial District Headquarters of Twon Brass which produced the plaintiff as the winner is the authentic, valid, legal and subsisting primary for the Bayelsa East Senatorial District of Bayelsa State for the 2011 National Assembly election.

  3. A declaration that any result/name or winner of the Bayelsa East Senatorial District of Bayelsa State submitted by the 1st defenda…

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