COMRADE TONY NWOYE V. BARRISTER PETER O. MADUBUEZE ALL PROGRES IVES GRAND ALLIANCE (APGA) THE RETURNING OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST/ANAMBRA WEST FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ANAMBRA STATE THE COLLATION OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, ANAMBRA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER INDEPENDENT NATONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, ANAMBRA STATE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELEC TORAL COMMISSION (INEC)

AGIM JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal No. CA/E/EPT/14/2015 was filed on 22 August 2015 against the 21 August 2015 ruling of the Anambra State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal at Akwa, granting the 1st respondent the following reliefs:

The 1st respondent/applicant is granted leave to file , serve and argue this application outside or after the close of the pre-hearing sessions.

The 1st respondent/applicant is granted leave to file and rely on the additional witness statement on oath of Barrister Peter O. Madubueze separately filed and served on the respondent. The 1st respondent/applicant is granted leave to rely on and tender at the trial of this petition, the report ofthe administrative panel of inquiry set up by the 8th respondent on the 2015 general elections in Anambra East/West Federal Constituency. The additional witness statement on oath of Barrister Peter O. Madubueze, already separately filed in thisTribunal, a copy of which is attached t…