RT. HON. PRINCE TERHEMEN TARZOOR V. ORTOM SAMUEL IORAER & ORS
(2016) JELR 37203 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.928/2015
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15 Jan 2016
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Nigeria
Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC;
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC;
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC;
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA JSC;
MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD JSC;
JOHN INYANG OKORO JSC;
AMIRU SANUSI JSC;
Appearances
Mrs. J.O. Adesina, SAN (with him Tunde Babalola; Titus T. Hyundu, G.L. Usongo, Ademola Abimbola, C. P. Ugwu, Oladayo Adewara, K.I. Abolade (Miss), T.M. Nyiutsa) For Appellant
Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN (with him Israel Olorundare, SAN; A.J. Owonikoko, SAN; Vincent T. Uji, Moses Atagher, A.T. Ochojila, G. N. Gwebe, D. V. Zuanah, F.T. Uparegh, Iorough Igbayue, Omale Omale, F.T. Ajebe, Maureen N. Agbo, S.D. Swen, B.C. Abee, Msughter Alabar, Unum Maurice, V.A. Shima, E. A. Kenen, V.V. Tarhule, A. T. Bolagun (Miss), Momoh Sule)S. T. Hon, SAN (with him S. A. Ngavan, J. J. Igbabon, Rhoda Akoh (Mrs), Joe Abaagu, Timothy Dim, F. A. Nomor, John S. Shishi, T. Oscar Aorabee, William Agbatar, William M. Ortyom, M.T. Assoh, T. M. Agboh, Daniel O. Penda, J. I. Ioyina, Terlumun Azoom, Gedeon T. Iorver, Chief Saatsaha Yenge, J. M. Ahwen (Mrs.), S. A. Akpehe, F. B. Mnyim, J. I. Tyoapine. Onoja Dominic, J. J. Dabo, Olaniyan Babayemi, Manasseh Serki)Prof. A.A. Ijohor, SAN (with him T.B. Pepe, P.O. Ahonsi (Mrs), K. O. Akingbade (Mrs), D.D. Asema) For Respondent
Judgement
NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 3rd Respondent in this appeal, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), conducted the Governorship Election for Benue State on the 11th April, 2015.
Appellant and the 1st Respondent contested in the said election and so did six other candidates who were sponsored by their respective political parties. Appellant was sponsored by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 1st Respondent, in the words of the appellant, was "purportedly" sponsored by his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). The result of the election as declared by the electoral umpire, the INEC, showed that the 1st Respondent of the APC polled a total of 422,932 votes against the total of 313,878 votes polled by the appellant of the PDP. The 3rd Respondent declared the 1st Respondent winner of the election and returned him as the elected Governor of Benue State; the 1st Respondent having satisfied other condition for such decl…
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