NICHOLAS CHUKWUJEKWU UKACHUKWU V. PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) ALHAJI BAMANGA TUKUR DR. TONY NWOYE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMM ISSION
(2013) JELR 56989 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC. 556/2013
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20 Dec 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC (Presided and Read MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN JSC
Appearances
J. B. Daudu, SAN (with him, Prince Orji Nwafor-Orizu; B. C. Igwilo;
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S. N. Anichebe; Esther Abbey Ollo; S. N. Obinna; U. Ifakandu; C. Oledimah and Nnenna, Nwafor Orizu) - for the Appellant/Applicant. Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama,SAN (with him, Dr. (Sir) Amaechi Nwaiwu, SAN, Paul Erokoro, SAN, Prof. Andrew Chukwuemerie, SAN, J.
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N. Egwuonwu, Esq., B. O. Igwe, Esq., Kemasode Wodu, Esq., Henry Michael-Ihunde, Esq., N. N. Shaltha (Miss), A. S. Akingbade, Esq.,
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U. M. Jawur Esq., Ekere Eric, Esq., E. O. Ekhabafe (Miss), O. F. Olaopa (Miss), F. F. Bukar, Victoria Agu (Miss), Tina B. Eto (Miss) and M. A. Ajuonuma, Esq.) - for the 1st and 2nd Respondents. Garba Pwul, SAN (with him, Dr. V. J. O. Azinge, Chief Okey Aroh, Clems Ezika, Patrick Agu, Esq., S. J. Okonkwo, Esq., I. Emenike, Esq., Bitrus Fwangshak, Esq., F. S. Jimba, Esq., Akpua Robinson, Esq., and Uzei Obeuwou, Esq., - for the 3rd Respondent. Ibrahim K. Bawa, Esq. (with him, Alhassan A. Umar, Esq., Lynda Ikpeazu, Esq., Tobechukwu Nweke, Esq., Ahmed I. Goni, Esq., Ibrahim S. Mohammed, Esq.) - for the 4th Respondent.
Judgement
ONNOGHEN JSC (Delivering the Lead Ruling): On 10 October 2013 A appellant filed an application in the court praying for an order “staying further proceedings in the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, in the consolidated appeals Nos. CA/PH/695/2013 Tony Nwoye v. Ukachukwu and 3 Ors. and CA/PH/696/2013, PDP v. Nicholas Ukachukwu and 2 Ors. pending the hearing and determination of the interlocutory appeal by this honourable court filed against the rulings of the court below, which ruling was delivered on 8 October 2013 on a motion to disqualifying the Justices of the court from further sitting or adjudicating over the consolidated appeals; application to disqualify counsel to the PDP and ruling on application for extension of time within which to file the 1st respondent’s brief of argument.” The grounds on which the application is brought are stated as follows:
“1. The appellant/applicant was denied fair hearing on account of apparent bias of the Justices of the Court of Ap…
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