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EJEMBI EKO, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEAD RULING): The National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting at Ado-Ekiti on 26th June, 2012 delivered judgment in the election petition brought before it by the Appellants, as petitioners. The Tribunal in its considered judgment dismissed the petition challenging the return of the 1st Respondent, a candidate sponsored by the Action Congress of Nigeria (2nd Respondent) as the person duly elected in the Ijero-Ekiti West/Efon Federal Constituency II in Ekiti State in the election conducted by the 3rd - 8th Respondents.
The appeal came before us for hearing on 7th November, 2012 about 134 days since the judgment of the Tribunal appealed was delivered on 26th June, 2012.
On 5th October, 2012 (101 days after the judgment of the Tribunal delivered on 26th June, 2012), the 1st and 2nd Respondents brought an application for an order striking out "this appeal for lack of jurisdiction". In the grounds for the application, the applicants stated inter alia that "t…