JOHN INYANG OKORO JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment delivered on 1/9/2012 by the National and States House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal (coram: Hon. Justices A.M. Liman (Chairman), O'Conell Ogbonna and Salihu O. Angelina) (hereinafter simply referred to as the Tribunal.) The tribunal in its judgment upheld the election of the 1st Respondent as the winner of the Anambra State House of Assembly re-run election for the Idemili South Constituency held on 15/2/2012.
The facts of the matter briefly stated are that a re-run election was ordered by this Court in respect of the Idemili South Constituency of Anambra State House of Assembly. The re-run election was held on 15/2/2012. The 1st Respondent was declared by the 2nd and 3rd Respondents as the winner of the election and as the duly elected member representing the Idemili South Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. The Appellant being aggrieved by the declaration of the 1s…