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CHIEF MATTHIAS OMEH V. CHIEF FIDELIS OKORO & ORS

(1999) JELR 43587 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/E/56/99  •  10 May 1999  •  Nigeria

Coram
EUGENE CHUKWUEMEKA UBAEZONU JCA; SULEIMAN GALADIMA JCA; JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JCA;

Appearances
J. H. C. Okolo SAN (with him, Ezugwu, Edeogu and Egonu) For Appellant Chief Mogbo, SAN (with him, Igwe, Ugwu and Chief Agbo) Eze O. Eze (Chief Legal Officer, Enugu State) For Respondent

Judgement

UBAEZONU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Election Tribunal sitting at Enugu refusing to amend the petition of the appellant. In the motion the appellant sought to amend his petition by inter alia, joining additional respondents mentioned in the amended petition. The additional respondents sought to be joined as shown in Exh. A attached to the affidavit in support of the motion are:

5. RETURNING OFFICERS FOR NSUKKA, IGBO-EZE NORTH AND UZO-UWANI LGA'S

6. RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING WARDS IN NSUKKA LG.A.

(i) Alor Uno (ii) Ejuonal Uwani (iii) Nru (iv) Opimo/Ikwoka (v) Obukpa (vi) Agbamere/Umabor (vii) Eha-Ulo (viii) Ihe (ix) Okpunanor

7. RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING WARDS IN UZO-UWANI LG.A.

(i) Ukpata (ii) Abbi (iii) Ugbene 1 (iv) Ugbene II (v) Umulokpa

8. RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING WARDS IN IGBO-EZE NORTH L.G.A.

(i) Ette I (ii) Ette II (iii) Ette III (iv) Umuozi II (v) Umuozi III (vi) Umuoli V. (viii) Um…

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