(REASONS FOR THE JUDGMENT, DELIVERED BY ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, J.C.A.): On 4th day of October, 2011. I allowed this appeal. I indicated then that I would give the reasons for my judgment, I now do so today. The 3rd Respondent (INEC) organized and conducted elections on the 26th April, 2011 for seats f or the Nassarawo State House of Assembly and other State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria. The 1st Appellant was sponsored by the 2nd Appellant for the election while the 1st Respondent was sponsored by the 2nd Respondent in that behalf. At the end of the elections, the 3rd Respondent returned and declared the 1st Respondent as the duly elected candidate of the Keffi-East Constituency of the Nassarawa State House of Assembly.
The 1st and 2nd Appellants herein, filed petition number EPT/NS/HA/14/2011 to challenge the declaration of the result of the election and return of the 1st Respondent by the 3rd Respondent. Issues were duly joined in the filed and exchanged pleadings of the partie…