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ALHAJI USMAN NASAMU SAIDU V. ABUBAKAR MALLAM ABUBAKAR & ORS.

(2008) JELR 48943 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/K/EP/GOV/50/2007  •  11 Apr 2008  •  Nigeria

Coram
ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA JCA; ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL JCA; UZO NDUKWE-ANYANWU JCA; ABDU ABOKI JCA; AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE JCA;

Judgement

BULKACHUWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 14th of April, 2007 the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the statutory body responsible for conducting election, organized and conducted the Governorship and Legislative Houses election through out Nigeria.

In Kebbi State, election into the office of Governor was vied for and contested by the following candidates;

(1) Inuwa Bawa - Action Congress (AC)

(2) Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim - African Democratic Congress (ADC)

(3) Engr. Abubakar Bala D/Ango - All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)

(4) Senator Farouk Bello Bunza-All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)

(5) Abubakar Mallam Abubakar - Democratic Peoples Party (DPP)

(6) Salihu Isa Nataru - National Democratic Party (NDP)

(6) Alhaji Nasamu Saidu Usman - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

(8) Adamu Usman - Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)

The result of the election as collated by INEC declared the 1st appellant in this appeal Alhaji Nasamu Saidu Usman who contested un…

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