BABA ALKALI BA'ABA, J.C.A (Delivering the leading Judgment).: This is an appeal against the ruling of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano in petition No. EPT/KNS/HR/31/2007 wherein the Tribunal struck out the petition of the appellant in limine on the 4th day of September, 2007 (see pages 416 - 435) of the record. The 1st appellant/petitioner was the candidate of the 2nd appellant/petitioner, All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) in the election into Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State into the House of Representatives while the 3rd respondent was the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the said election conducted by the 1st respondent, INEC.
At the end of the election, the 3rd respondent was declared the winner of the election. Unhappy with the declaration and return of the 3rd respondent as the winner of the election, the appellants filed a petition dated and filed on 21/5/2007 containing fourteen paragraphs…