PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY V. CHIEF ANAYO ROCHAS OKOROCHA & ORS.
(2012) JELR 34748 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.17/2012
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2 Mar 2012
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Nigeria
Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC;
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC;
OLUFUNLOLA OYEOLA ADEKEYE JSC;
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC;
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC;
Appearances
Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, with him: Awa U. Kalu, SAN; Joe Agi, SAN; Chief Olusola Oke; Jerry Egemba; Chief C. Akaolisa; Olugbenga Adeyemi; Joshua Alobo; Ayo Adesanmi; Kenechukwu Azie; Aisha Ali (Mrs.); Samuel Abbah; Abdulmajid Onyiyangi and N. C. Nwachukwu (Miss). For Appellant
Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN; with him: J. A. Owonikoko; SAN; Folasade Aofolaju; C. O. C. Emeka-Izima; Ngozi Nkem (Mrs.); Joyce O. Aigbokhaevbolo (Miss); Uju Nweke (Miss); Oluchi Maduka (Miss); Olumide Sonupe; Chief (Sir) E. C. Nwanedo; Alaeto Maxwell, U.; Kenneth Udeze; A. O. Amagwula; Ugochi M. Igboananwa; Kevin Emeka Okoro; Nnoaham Ethelbert; Ikeme Ifeyinwa; Uche Ilobi; Chris Onwudiegwu and F. Tyokase for the 1st and 2nd RespondentsDr. Alex A. Izinyon, SAN; with him: Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN; Hassan M. Liman, SAN; A, D. Auta; Y. D. Dangana; B. K. Abu; Hannatu Abdulrahman (Mrs.); Adeola Adedipe; E. Oshojafor; Fatima Bukar; O. Ibori (Miss); Alex Izinyon II; L. A. Ikhanoba; M. D. Okowa (Miss); Oziegbe Omo-Egharevba; J. A. Ayitogo and E. I. Henry for the 3rd-11th Respondents. For Respondent
Judgement
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The rescheduled Governorship election was conducted by the 3rd Respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) throughout the Federation on the 26th day of April 2011. The appellant, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sponsored a candidate at the election in Imo State. The 1st Respondent was sponsored at the election by his party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
From the appellant's point of view election was conducted in all the Local Government Areas of the State except Ngor Okpala Local Government Area as well as some Wards and Polling Units in three other Local Government Areas.
Appellant claimed that its candidate scored 310,106 votes against the 305,263 scored by the 1st Respondent, the candidate of the 2nd Respondent. According to the appellant, rather than declare its candidate as the winner of the election, the 5th Respondent cancelled the election on 27th April 2011 and the 3rd Respond…
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