RABIU DANLAMI MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st appellant herein contested for election under the platform of All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) at the House of Representative election for Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro Federal Constituency held on the 21st day April, 2007. The second appellant ANPP is a duly registered political party which sponsored the 1st appellant as it; candidate at the said election. The 1st respondent contested the said election under the platform of PDP which is a duly registered political party. At the conclusion of the election, the 1st respondent was declared the winner of the election having scored the majority of lawful votes cast at the election.
The appellants were not happy that the 1st respondent was declared the winner of the election by the 2nd and 3rd respondents hence they presented a petition before the National Assembly Election Tribunal holden at Lokoja, Kogi State on the grounds that the election was marred and void by corrupt p…