REV. JOSHUA ELSON KALLAMU V. NUHU BOBBO GURIN IND EP END EN T N ATIO N AL ELEC TO RAL COMMISSION THE RESIDENTELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ADAMAWA STATE THE RETURNING OFFICER, SONG/FUFORE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) THE RETURNING OFFICER, FELIXANYANWU, ADAMAWA CODE 02 FUFORE O2 RETU RNI NG OF FIC ER , M OS ES T. NASO ADAMAWA CODE 02 SONG CODE 018 C OLLATI O N OF FI C ER M AN D AN WOR O ADAMAWA CODE 02, DUMNE CODE 015 C OLLATI O N OF FI C ER D EN H AM U YA, ADAMAWA CODE 02, SIGIRE CODE 06 COLLATION OFFICER, JEREMIAH A. PALMA, ADAMAWA CODE 02, WALTANDI CODE 010 C OLLATI O N OF F IC ER YU NU SA IS A U. , ADAMAWA CODE 02, GUDUMOI CODE 03 C OLLATIO N O FF IC ER SU LE GARB A ABDULSALAM ADAMAWA CODE 02, KILANGE FUNA CODE 04 COLLATION OFFICER JOSEPH GALBUM ADAMAWA CODE 02, DIRMA 02 COLLATION OF FICER CHARLES VALDON, ADAMAWA CODE 02, SUKTU CODE 07 COLLATION OF FICER SALIHU ABUBAKAR JAURO ADAMAWA CODE 02, KARLAHI CODE 05 COLLATION OFFICER JOEL K. KABRA ADAM CODE 02, UKITUKI CODE 09 COLLATION OFFICER RAYMOND J. YASONG ADAMAWA CODE 02, YADIM CODE COLLATION OFFICER TITUS ADAMU BART BWON ADAM AWA CODE 02, PARIYA CODE 07 COLLATION OFFICER ALHAJI SHUAIBU BIN ABDU ADAMAWA CODE 02, FUFORE CODE 03 COLLATION OFFICER SALTIM D. ADAM U ADAMAWA CODE 02, FARANG CODE 02 COLLATION OFFICER HENRY Y. MIDATAKU ADAMAWA CODE 02, MYAO INE CODE 006

OGBUAGU JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Election Tribunal sitting at Yola, Adamawa State delivered on 7th June, 2003. (Coram their Lordships, Hon. Justice Abdullahi Yusuf (Chairman), Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme, Hon. Justice Wahid (spelt as Walid by the learned counsel for the appellant in their brief of argument) Kolade Olaifa, Hon. Khadi Abdullahi Waiya (spelt as Khadir Abdullahi Waija in the said brief) and Chief Registrar, Adam Idris (members). The court notes that in the said appellant’s brief, the proper designations of Hon. Justices Ikpeme and Olaifa, are not stated. The initialof “S” is even added to the name of Hon. Justice Olaifa. Dissatisfied with the said decision/ruling striking out (not dismissal as stated in the brief) of the appellant’s petition, the appellant has brought the instant appeal. By his petition at the said Tribunal dated and filed on 7th May, 2003, the appellant…