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MOH’D BALA KALGO DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES’ PARTY (DPP) V. HON. ENGR. ABDULLAHI UMAR FARUK PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER (KEBBI STATE)

(2008) JELR 55551 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/K/EP/NA/44/07  •  13 Aug 2008  •  Nigeria

Coram
ABUBAKAR ABDULKADIR JEGA JCA (Presided) JOHN INYANG OKORO JCA M. ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA JCA (Read the Lead Judgment)

Judgement

OREDOLA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The 1st appellant, Moh’d Bala Kalgo was sponsored by the 2nd appellant, Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), for election as the member to represent Bunza/Birnin Kebbi/ Kalgo Federal Constituency of Kebbi State. The 1st respondent, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Umar Faruk, who had hitherto been the candidate of All Nigeria Peoples’ Party (ANPP) before he defected to Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), was also nominated by the 2nd respondent for the same elective office. The election was held on 21April 2007 and it was conducted by the 3rd and 4th respondents. Upon declaration of results, the 3rd and 4th respondents returned the 1st respondent as the winner and duly elected member to represent the aforedescribed Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. It was declared that he polled 71,023 votes. One Abubakar Malami Esq., sponsored byAll NigeriaPeoples’Party (subsequently referred to as ANPP) came second with 29,274 votes, while the 1st appellant wh…

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