<p><strong> OBADINA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> This is an appeal against the decision of the National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, sitting at Kano contained in its ruling dated the 17th day of June, 2003. The appellants were the petitioners at the Tribunal while the respondents were the respondents.</p><p>The facts leading to this appeal are briefly as follows:-</p><p>On the 12th day of April, 2003, the 3rd respondent conducted election into, amongst others, the House of Representatives for Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency of Kano State. The 1st appellant contested the election under the platform of the 2nd appellant; while the 1st respondent also contested the election under the platform of the 2nd respondent. At the conclusion of the election, the 1st respondent won the election by a majority votes of 23,179 votes. The petitioners were not happy with the result and the return of the 1st respondent as the winner. The petitioners therefore filed a petition on the …</p>