YAHAYA IBRAHIM SHINKO RAHMATU SALIHU PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE DANIEL S. OHIKHOKHAI IBRAHIM SULAIMAN GRACE ALIYU MAIYAKI FEMI INNOCENT AKINS ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED UMAR ALIYU ABDUL ADAMU ABDULLAHI KABIR ADAMU SULEIMAN ISA AMFANA SULAIMAN ABDULAZEEZ EMMANUEL THOMAS MOHMOOD BUHARI BUKI MICAH TUM V. KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT KADUNA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY KADUNA STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (SIECOM) ELECTORAL OFFICER (SIECOM) KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ORJI-ABADUA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): By the originating summons filed on 3 July 2007, the appellants invited the trialHigh Court to determine the following questions:

Whether in the light of provisions of sections 4(5), (7)(b) of the Constitution of the FederalRepublic of Nigeria, paragraphs 11 and 12 of the 2nd Schedule, part II, section 7(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and the provisions of sections 121, 106 - 119 of the Electoral Act, 2006; the provisions of section 21(1)(2) and 22(1) of Kaduna State Law No. 13, Conduct of Local Government Councils

Election, 2006 and paragraph 5.7(a)(b) of the Guidelines for the Local Government Councils Elections in Kaduna State May, 2007 are not inconsistent with the aforesaid constitutional provisions and sections 121, 106 - 119 of the Electoral Act, 2006, therefore null, void and of no effect to the extent of the inconsistency, and that the requirement of Kaduna State Law No. 13 of 2006 for the paymen…