AHMAD O. BELGORE J.C.A, (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This is an appeal from the decision of the National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, holden at Gusau, Zamfara State (hereinafter referred to as "The Tribunal"). The decision is contained in its judgment of the 27th day of July, 2007 where the Tribunal found for the petitioners that they were unlawfully excluded. The petitioners there are the 1st and 2nd Respondents herein. The 1st and 5th Respondents before the Tribunal are the two appellants herein. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondent before the Tribunal are now the 3rd, 4th and 5th Respondents, respectively, herein.
At the Pre-Hearing proceeding before the tribunal, parties agreed that the sole issue for determination was whether the 1st respondent herein was unlawfully excluded from the election of April after having been validly nominated by the 2nd respondent.
The 1st respondent gave evidence by adopting his written statement on oath and was s…