DR. SANDY ONOR & ANOR V. RT. HON. JOHN N. OWAN ENOR & ORS

ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the ruling/decision of the National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar Cross River State delivered on the 12th day of August, 2015 by their lordships Hon. Justice C. D. Awubra (Chairman), Hon. Justice O. A. Adeniyi (Member I) and Hon. Justice J. U. Oyomire (Member II).

The 1st Appellant in this appeal had on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) (hereinafter called the 2nd Appellant) contested the election for Senate representing Cross River Central Senatorial District that was held on the 28th day of March, 2015.

After the conclusion of the said election, the 2nd Respondent declared and returned the 1st Respondent as the winner of the said election, having scored a total of 136,948 votes as against 35,702 votes scored by the 1st Appellant.

Dissatisfied with the declaration of the 1st Respondent as the winner of the election in dispute, the Appellants filed a petition at th…