JONAH DAVID JANG ALL NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY(ANPP) V. CHIEF JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) THE CHIEF NATIONALELECTORAL OFFICER CHIEF JACOBI NWAKPA THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL OFFICER PLATEAU STATE THE RETURING OFFICER BASSA L.G. A. THE RETURNING OFFICER QUA’AN PAN L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER WASE L.G.A. THE RETURING OFFICER BOKKOS L.G.A THE RETURNING OFFICER KANAM L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER JOS NORTH L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER PANKSHIN L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER JOS SOUTH L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER JOS NORTH L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER MANGU L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER MIKANG L.G.A. THE RETURNING OFFICER BWALL WARD THE RETURNING OFFICER BOKKOS WARD THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH JUNCTION POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH TARSHI POLLING STATION THEPRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH NAGOHOM POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH UGITIS POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH BUHARI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH GINZI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH LIBA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAZAH YAHOM POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER GYANG GYANG A POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER GYANG GYANG B POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER BUNGUDU POLLING STATION THE RETURNING OFFICER ZAKAM-PADA PADA POLLING STATION THE RETURNING OFFICER KADARKO WARD THE RETURING OFFICER KUNMUR WARD THE RETURNING OFFICER KUMBWANG WARD THE RETURNING OFFICER MAVO POLLING STATION THE RETURNING OFFICER SALUWE WARD THE RETURNING OFFICER YOLA WAKAT WARD THE RETURNING OFFICER WASE OFA APOLLINGSTATION THE RETURNING OFFICER MAHURAM BADE POLLING STATION THE RETURNING OFFICER PRIMARY SCHOOL TANKUR POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL TANKUR UNIT 009 POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL AMBUL POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL SIKEN POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER TOFF TANBI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KUDDUK POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL MAIKATAKO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MARIN RICHA POLLING STATION THEPRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYPOLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER ROM POLLING STATION THE RETURNING OFFICER PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSHERE POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KOPDIL POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL KAWEL POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL GARAH UNIT POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL HORROP UNIT POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL UNIT POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KPARI CHINYE POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER CHINYE POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KITAGO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KITAKO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER JEBBU MIANGO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHUKUR POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER JOSHO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER NER POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER NJAK POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER KISSAGHIP POLLING STATION THEPRESIDING OFFICER KASKADI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER CHIWA THE PRESIDING OFFICER CAMP B POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MANGAR BA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAGI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER FEGITSA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHEREISHA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHERE DABO POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER SULWA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER TAKYILIB POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER BIRWA POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER YAMINI POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIMARYSCHOOL KAGYAL POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER HORROP POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER GOVT. HOUSE POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAMMAN BORNU POLLING STATION THE PRESIDING OFFICER BAUCHI ROAD POLLING STATION THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, WASE THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, PANKSHIN THE RETURNING OFFICER NARAGUTA ‘B’ PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP)

AKINTAN, JCA: (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against four interlocutory rulings and the final judgment delivered by the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal for Plateau State holding in Jos. The four rulings were respectively delivered on 28th May 2003; 12th June 2003; 14th June 2003; and 16th June 2003 while the final judgment was delivered on 24th June 2003. The dispute that led to the filing of the petition at the Tribunal arose over the results of the election declared by the INEC (now 2nd respondent) in respect of the Governorship Elections for Plateau State conducted by the said 2nd respondent on 19th April, 2003. The 1st appellant, Jonah David Jang, was a candidate at the said election. He contested on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) which is the present 2nd appellant. The 1st respondent, Chief Joshua Chibi Dariye, was also a candidate at the election. He contested on the platform of the Peopl…