ADINDU ONYEBUCHI VALENTINE & EGWUDIKE HYCENTH CHUKWUEBUKA V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & ORS

STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram: Taiwo O. Taiwo, J. delivered on 1st day of December, 2021.

The appellants were the plaintiffs while the respondents were the Defendants at tile trial court.

From the record before us, this matter, was instituted by the Originating Summons. The Originating Summons was framed to answer and consider some question and reliefs couched as follows:

1. WHETHER by the combined legal effect of the provisions of Sections 6(6), 36, 176(1), 178(4), 186, 187(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and First Schedule (Part 1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Section 31 (1), (2), (5) and (6) of the 2010 Electoral Act (as amended) together with the 3rd Defendant's declaration on oath in PART A of his 2021 INEC Form EC - 9- Affidavit in support of Personal Particulars dated 1st July, 2021, the 3rd Defendant who se…