ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDULKADIR, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This appeal is against the Ruling of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Awka; Anambra State delivered on 09/07/2009 in respect of election into the House of Representatives for the Orumba North/South Federal Constituency held on 28/04/2007.
The 1st Appellant (1st Petitioner at the Tribunal below) was the candidate of the 2nd Appellant (2nd Petitioner at the Tribunal below) at the said election, the 2nd Respondent emerged the winner at the primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (1st Respondent) to select the candidate to be nominated and sponsored to contest the election in the aforesaid Constituency. The name of the 2nd Respondent was therefore forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC, the 3rd Respondent herein) and published at the Local Government level. The publication led to many petitions and litigations challenging the eligibility of the 2nd Responden…