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OCHEJA EMMANUEL DANGANA & ANOR V. HON. ATAI AIDOKO ALI USMAN & ORS.

(2012) JELR 35253 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.480/2011,SC.11/2012 (CONSOLIDATED)  •  24 Feb 2012  •  Nigeria

Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE JSC BODE RHODES VIVOUR JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC

Appearances
P. A. Akubo SAN with him, P. A. Abalaka Esq., J. A. Akubo Esq., S. Y. Tsok Esq., V. Y. Olaniyan (Miss); S. Abdullahi Esq., E. D. Pam Esq. For Appellant Patrick I. N. Ikwueto SAN with him, C. I. Mbaeri Esq., Isaiah Bozimo Esq for the 1st and 2nd Respondents.Chief Olusola Oke with him, Chief A. O. Ajana., U. A. Muhammed., Prince John Ola Mafo., Owukori Akuyibo., Promise Ogbadu., Gbadebo Ijuesan., Mulikat Kilani for the 3rd Respondent.Ahmed Raji Esq., for the 4th and 5th Respondents. For Respondent

Judgement


OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The two appeals now before this court as SC.480/2011 and SC.11.2012 emanated from the judgment of the Court of Appeal Abuja delivered on the 13th of December 2011. They are based on the same records of appeal transmitted to this court on 18/1/2012.

The parties in SC.480/2011 are Ocheja Emmanuel Dangana as appellant and Hon. Attai Aidoko Ali Usman; All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Dr. S.A. Abolusoro (Returning Officer Kogi East Senatorial District) as 1st-5th respondents. In appeal SC.11/2012, the appellant is Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Hon. Atai Aidoko Ali Usman; All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP); Ocheja Emmanuel Dangana; Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Dr. S. A. Abolusoro (Returning Officer Kogi East Senatorial District) as respondents. In preparation for the 2011 General Elections, the Independent National E…

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