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HON. EMMANUEL DAVID OMBUGADU V. CONGRESS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE & ORS.

(2012) JELR 35222 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/MK/124/2011 (R)  •  9 Mar 2012  •  Nigeria

Coram
MOHAMMED LADAN TSAMIYA JCA; ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL JCA; UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM JCA;

Judgement

MOHAMMED LADAN TSAMIYA J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Ruling): This is a motion filed by the appellant who appealed against the judgment of the Federal High court (herein referred to as the trial court) sitting at Lafia in Nasarawa State, on which judgment was delivered on 28/06/2011 granting the 1st and 2nd respondents' claims. The appeal is now pending before this court.

The appellant had challenged the nomination and sponsorship candidature of the 2nd respondent by the 1st respondent for the Akwanga/Wamba/Nasarawa Eggon Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State who for that became the member representing the said constituency in the House of Representative since the 1st respondent (C.P.C,) won the election conducted on 09/04/2011.

By the appellant's/applicants application dated the 10/12/2011 and filed on 12/12/2011, he seeks leave of this court to "adduce and tender fresh documentary evidence which was not tendered at the trial court" and the fresh documentary evidence is the letter f…

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