PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY V. CHIEF TIMIPRE MARTIN SYLVA, ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & HON. HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON
(2016) JELR 33602 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.845/2016
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18 Nov 2016
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Nigeria
Coram
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA JSC
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC
KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS JSC
KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN JSC
CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JSC
AMIRU SANUSI JSC
Appearances
Olabode Olanipekun, Esq. with him, Bolarinwo Awujoola, Esq., Vanessa Onyenauwa (Miss), Adebayo Majekolagbe, Esq. For the Appellant;
S.T. Hon, SAN with him, D. W. Wuku, Esq., G.D. Otiotio, Esq., Chief (Dr.) D. K. Derri, F. T. Okorotie, Esq., Chief Dennis Otiotio, N. Uja (Miss), E.S. Njoka, Esq., T. Azoom, Esq., G.T. Lorver, Esq., Chief S.T. Yenege, E. N. Agoh (Mrs.), J. J. Dabo. Esq., F. I. Jacob, Esq., O. Sorgwe, Esq., D. A. Ane, Esq. and T. M. Ageba, Esq. for 1st and 2nd Respondents;
Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN with him, Alex Elesieme, Esq., Nwachukwu Ibegbu, Obinna Onya, Esq., Jude Doniel Odi, Esq., Julius Mba, Esq. and Nwanaka Ofoegbu (Miss) for 3rd Respondent;
Tayo Oyetibo, SAN with him, Emeka Etiaba, F. N. Nwosu, Esq., Wilson Ajuwa, Esq., Mrs. Joy Etiaba, B.C. Nwosu, Esq., B. A. Azebi, Esq., Olubukola T. Ojuri (Mrs.), Sanusi Musa, Esq., M. J. Numa, Esq., Mofesomo Tayo-Oyetibo, Esq., Mesuabari Mene-Josiah, Esq., I. J. Akpolu, Esq., Goodness J. Odoi, Esq., T. Iboroma, Esq., I. Okoye (Miss), K. Azie (Mrs.), Nancy Shikaan, Obinna Okonkwo, Miss Nancy Okoli, Henry Leonard and Maxwell Ezumezu for the 4th Respondent.
Judgement
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal was argued on the 8th day of November, 2016 but due to the peculiarity of the case, the Court stood down the appeal and delivered its judgment thereafter on the same day whereby the appeal was struck out on the preliminary objection raised by the 1st and 2nd respondents which was sustained. We then reserved to give reason for our decision today the 18th day of November, 2016. Here goes the reason for our judgment.
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division (hereinafter referred to as the Lower Court) delivered on 22nd September, 2016 which dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant.
The gist of the matter that culminated into this appeal goes thus: The 1st and 2nd respondents herein, as Petitioners had filed a petition No. EPT/BY/GOV/002/2016 on the 30th of January, 2016. In the said petition, they had challenged the election and declaration of the 4th respondent as the Governor…
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