CHIEF SHERIFF F.O. OBOREVWORI & ANOR V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME (Ph. D), J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal to which these reasons for the judgment delivered on 28/9/11 relates is against the ruling of the National Assembly and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Asaba delivered on 9th August 2011 by which that Tribunal dismissed the petition filed by Chief Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party as 1st Petitioner, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as 2nd Petitioner against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as 1st Respondent, Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) as 2nd Respondent, and Julius Okpoko as 3rd Respondent in the election for Okpe Constituency into the Delta House of Assembly held on 26/4/11. The Petitioners had in their petition sought orders nullifying the election and directing the conduct of a fresh election; withdrawing or directing the withdrawal of the Declaration of Results issued in favour of 3rd Respondent; nullifying the entire results in Ward 4 of…