CONGRESS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PHARM. DANBABA DANFULANI SUNTAI PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, TARABA STATE THE RETURNING OFFICER, TARABA STATE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellant in this matter has appealed to this court against the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal, Yola Division given on 6 January 2012 dismissing the appellant’s appeal in this matter for lack of merit. The appeal to the lower court is against the decision of the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal that has as well dismissed the appellant’s petition. The petitioner has been the appellant in the proceedings in this court and before the two lower courts. The appellant (CPC) and the 3rd respondent (PDP) as political parties have sponsored respectively one Engineer Ahmed Yusuf and the 2nd respondentas candidates for the position of governorship position for Taraba State in the general election of 2011. The 1st, 4th and 5th respondents have returned the 3rd respondent as duly elected governor of Taraba State. A

The parties herein have filed and exchanged their respective briefs of argument; the same have been adopted …