HON. JULIET A. GITA & ORS V. AYO OLUEIFYE & ORS

PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants herein contested the councillorship primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party for the April 3rd, 2010 Local Government Election for all the wards in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

According to them, they were duly nominated and were accordingly issued with certificates of return by the state's chairman of peoples Democratic Party and thereafter their names were sent to the Bayelsa State Independent Election Commission as candidates at the election.

However, without any reason, their names were substituted with those of the 1st -12th Respondents for the April 3rd 2010 Election. They are dissatisfied with the substitution. Being dissatisfied they challenged their substitution at the Bayelsa State High Court by an amended originating summons filed on the 7th of May 2010. Their action failed and was so dismissed on the 23rd of December 2010.

They again are dissatisfied with the …