OLUSEGUN ADEBAYO ONI PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY V. DR. JOHN OLUKAYODE FAYEMI ACTION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA (ACN) INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL OFFICER IDO OSI LGA THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL OFFICER OSI LGA THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL OFFICER IJERO LGA THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
(2013) JELR 57555 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.221/2012
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31 May 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC (Presided) CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC (Read the Lead Judgment) MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD JSC STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JSC
Appearances
Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN (with him are Dr. Sir Amaechi Nwaiwu, SAN; N. O. O. Oke, SAN, G. S. Pwul, SAN, Sen. Ameh Ebute, B. Akinola, Esq., M. A. Abubakar, Esq., Obafemi Adewale,
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Esq., J. N. Egwuonwu, Esq., Dr. Anamelechi N. Aguwa, Chief Ifeanyi Eke, J. C. Okafor, Esq., Eze A. Nwa-uwa, Esq., Gani Faniyi, Esq.,
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Henry Michael-Ihunde, Esq., U. M. Yamah, Esq. Olusegun Ilori, Esq., Ajide Olayemi, Esq., C. O. Oli, Esq., Ezekiel Agunbiade, Esq., A. S.
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Akingbade, Esq., Godwin Diugwu, Esq., U. M. Jawur, Esq., S. C. Enwere, Esq., Lilian O. Unanwa (Miss), Olubunmi Olugbade, Babatunde Jemilehin, Esq., P. C. Igwenazor, Esq., Onehizena Enaboifo, Esq., U. E. Asuquo, Esq., Tina Eto (Mrs), P. G. Pwil, Esq.,
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S. O. Manah (Miss), O. O. Taiwo (Miss), Sumret G. Pwul (Miss), AdeyemiAdewumi, Esq., Stephen Ademuagun, Esq., A. M. Ajuonuma
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(Miss), O. C. Ikoro (Miss), Ayatunde Adeleke, Esq., Anselem C. Obaraeze, Esq) - for the Appellants.
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John Olusola Baiyeshea, SAN (with him, Femi Falana, SAN, Samuel
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Ipinlaiye, Prof. M. M. Akanbi, Richard Baiyeshea, R. O. Balogun, Adedeji Adeyemi) - for the 1st and 2nd Respondents.
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Ibrahim Bawa - for the 3rd-6th Respondents. Femi Atteh (with him, F. E. Dimas - for the 7th and 8th Respondents.
Judgement
NGWUTA JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Ekiti, holden at Ado-Ekiti in which a full panel of the court declined the invitation to set aside its judgment. I will set out as much of the facts as I consider material to this appeal. The Governorship election was held in all the States of Nigeria including Ekiti State on 10 April 2007. The Peoples’ Democratic Party flag-bearer in Ekiti State, Olusegun Adebayo Oni, was returned as the winner of the election by the 3rd and 4th respondents. First respondent, Dr. John Olukayode Fayemi challenged the result of the election at the National Assembly Governorship and Legislative House Election Tribunal constituted for Ekiti State and sitting at Ado-Ekiti on various grounds. In the judgment delivered on 28 August 2008, the tribunal dismissed the petition; whereupon the 1st respondent lodged an appeal before the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division. On 12 February 2009, the lower court d…
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