ALHAJI KASHIM IBRAHIM & 2 ORS V. SENATOR ALI MODU SHERIFF & 11 ORS

AKINTAN JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision of the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Maiduguri delivered on 18 June, 2003. The 1st appellant, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim, was a candidate at the Governorship election for Borno State held on 19 April, 2003. The 2nd appellant, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Kida, contested for the post of Deputy Governor in the same election. Both men contested the election as candidates of the 3rd appellant, the Peoples Democratic Party. The 1st respondent, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff also contested the same election as Governorship candidate on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). The 2nd respondent, Alhaji Adamu A Dibal, contested for the post of Deputy Governor to the 1st respondent. The 3rd respondent, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the body that conducted the elections. The 4th to the 12th respondents are the Returning Officers for the various Local…