MR. BONIFACE ODALI V. HON. DICKSON AHMADU & ORS

TABAI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The petitioner/respondent, Hon. Dickson Ahmadu, the 6th respondent/appellant Mr. Boniface Odali and Mr. Eric Oghonoghor contested for the councillorship on the elections conducted by the 1st respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission on the 5th of December, 1998. The petitioner/respondent, Hon. Dickson Ahmadu (hereinafter simply referred to as the respondent), contested under the platform of the Alliance For Democracy (AD), the 6th respondent/appellant Mr. Boniface Odali (hereinafter simply referred to as the appellant) under the All Peoples Party (APP) and Mr. Eric Oghenoghor, under the Peoples Democratic party (PDP). At the conclusion of the election, the appellant was declared as the duly elected councillor for Word 4, having been accredited with 2109 votes as against 1472 votes for the respondent of AD and 1138 votes for Mr. Eric Oghonoghor of PDP. Dissatisfied with the said result, and the consequent return of the ap…