CHIEF O.A. COKER-INEYOUGHA V. THE BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY & ORS
(2005) JELR 45294 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/PH/77/2003
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19 May 2005
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Nigeria
Coram
VICTOR AIMEPOMO OYELEYE OMAGE JCA;
JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JCA;
MONICA BOLNAÂ’AN DONGBAN-MENSEM JCA;
Appearances
Chief F. D. LOTT For Appellant
1. T. Y. ABASI 2. FATAI AREMU OSO ESQ. For Respondent
Judgement
<p>VICTOR AIMEPOMO OYELEYE OMAGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): In the court below the plaintiff claims in suit No. NHC/1/2002, the following relief against the 1st - 8th defendant; 6th - 8th defendants were joined in the proceedings subsequently before hearing. The reliefs sought by the plaintiff are:</p><p> (a) that the Nembe Local Government created by the Federal Military Government on the 1st October 1996 is the instrument Gos/9/SA dated 27th December 1996 signed by the Secretary to Government as commanded by the instrument Gos/9/62 dated 14th March 1997.</p><p> (b) (In it) the headquarters of Nembe Local Government created by the Federal Military Government in October 1996 is Nembe Ogbolomabiri and nowhere else;</p><p> (c) That the elections conducted by the then NECON now (INEC) for positions of Chairman and Councilors in what it purported to be Nembe Local Government were unconstitutional null and void.</p><p> (d) That the then NECO electoral wards delineated by them and voters register compiled and …</p>