OMWIRHIREN ONOYIVWOTU HERO LABOUR PARTY (LP) V. OBOREVWORI SHERIFF PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, DELTA STATE ELECTORAL OFFICER, OKPE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE CHIEF GODWIN EJINYERE CHIEF JAMES AUGOYE HONOURABLE JOSEPH OTIRUE HONOURABLE EFE UKO HONOURABLE JOHN OTOKUEFOR CHIEF J.J. SCOTT CHIEF TOM AMIOKU CHIEF DANIEL OKORO CHIEF ABOZE HONOURABLE PETER OBIRE MR. AUGUSTINE OGEDEGBE HONOURABLE DONALD AKPOJOHARE CHIEF ROBERT ONOME

BARKA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the National Assembly/Legislative House Election Tribunal sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, presided by the Honourable Justice A.A.I. Banjoko (Chairman), Honourable Justice A.N. Awulu (member) and Honourable Justice H.A. Courage Ogbebor (member) in petition No. EPT/ HA/22/2015, between Omwirhiren Onoyivwotu Hero and 1 other v. Oborevwori Sheriff and 17 Others; delivered on 10 October 2015; wherein the petitioners’ petition was dismissed in its entirety. The concise background facts leading to the instant appeal has its origin on 11 April 2015, when elections were held throughout the country for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly. The 1st appellant was sponsored by the 2nd appellant to contest the election as member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing the good people of Okpe Constituency. The 1st respondent sponsored by the 2nd respondent contested for the same election…