PRINCE IFEANYI OGBU V. LAZARUS IFEANYI NNAJI & ORS

GALADIMA, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Local Government Election Tribunal delivered on 8th February, 1999. Which upheld the election of the 1st respondent at the 5/12/98 elections into the chairmanship and councillorship seats of Nkanu East Local Government Council but lost to the 1st respondent, the Flag bearer of the APP.

The following are the grounds of appeal without their particulars:"

Ground 1

"The Election Tribunal completely misdirected itself by holding as follows -

'The facts disclosed by the evidence adduced pointed to one single direction. That is that there was an irregularity, thuggery and threat to life and property in one of the 14 wards that make up Nkanu East Local Government Area. The proof is of mishandling of election and thuggery in the local government election of 5/12/98 in Nomeh Ward."

The petitioner wants the tribunal to believe that the local government election held on 5/12/98 in Nkanu East Local Gove…