DAVID ADEDOYIN ADENIJI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In this case, the petitioner/appellant was dissatisfied with the ruling of the lower tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt handed down on 26th June, 2003 striking out the appellant's petition on the ground that she has no locus standi to challenge the results of the election to the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election of 3rd May, 2003.
The 1st respondent was returned as elected in the election to the Rivers State House of Assembly. Sequel to the ruling, the appellant filed two grounds of appeal as per page 55 of the record of appeal.
The facts of the case are that the appellant and others contested the election of 3rd May, 2003 to the Rivers State House of Assembly.
She was nominated to contest the election by her party, the ANPP, while the 1st respondent contested the election on the platform of the PDP. At a stage, the ANPP issued a press release urging its members to contest the election but at another stage, the …