ALONGE SEGUN V. MR. ADAMS KAYODE O. & ORS

MARY U. PETER-ODILI, J. C. A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal by the Appellant (who was the petitioner at the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Electoral Petition Tribunal sitting at lokoja) against the decision of the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Electoral Petition Tribunal sitting at Lokoja as contained in the judgment delivered on 23rd day of July 2007 in petition NO: NAGLH/KG35/2007: ALONGE SEGUN v. Adams KAYODE AND 3 ORS, where it was held that the Tribunal lacks competence to entertain the petition. The Appeal filed by the Appellant is seeking essentially that the election of 1st Respondent, Adams O. Kayode is void and an order for fresh election in Ijumu Constituency of the State House of Assembly, Kogi State. The ruling was entered for the 1st Respondent.

Being dissatisfied with the decision of the Tribunal as contained, in the said judgment, the Appellant has initiated an Appeal by virtue of a Notice of Appeal…