ABDUL
V.
SHEKWOLO & ORS.

(2022) JELR 109119 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/ABJ/1025/2021 · 2 Feb 2022 · Nigeria

CORAM

Peter Olabisi Ige, JCA Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu, JCA Danlami Zama Senchi, JCA

Core Terms ^Beta

appellant

1st respondent

electoral act

lower court

3rd respondent

false information

2nd respondent

1st defendant

primary election

appellant’s reply

deliberate omission

public servant

appellant’s contention

1st respondent’s brief

2nd respondent’s brief

originating summons

secondary school

appellant’s action

appellant’s brief

fact of his resignation

false statement

false statements

federal high court

primaries of the 2nd defendant

appellant’s question no.

area council elections

briefs of argument

candidate of the 2nd respondent

chairmanship of the bwari area council

court of appeal rules

determination of the said questions

election of its candidate

exhibit f

facts of the case

following questions

following reliefs

independent national electoral commission

interest form exhibit c

issue of law

judgment of the lower court

lower court decision

primary elections

said action

said area council elections

said election

scarified judgment of the lower court

statute words

vital information

UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment):

On 24th April, 2021, the All Progressives Congress, the 2nd Respondent in this appeal, conducted primary elections for the election of its candidate for the Chairmanship of the Bwari Area Council, at the Area Council Elections fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the 3rd Respondent herein, to take place on 12th February, 2022.

The 1st Respondent emerged victorious at the said primary election and his name was submitted to the 3rd Respondent as the candidate of the 2nd Respondent. Upon the publication of his name, by the 3rd Respondent as a duly nominated candidate for the said Area Council Elections, the Appellant herein, contending that the 1st Respondent was not qualified to contest the said election instituted proceedings before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division in SUIT NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/503/2021: IBRAHIM ABDUL v. AUDI HARUNA SHEKWOLO and ORS. In the said action, which was commenced by Originati…

ABDUL V. SHEKWOLO & ORS.

ABDUL
V.
SHEKWOLO & ORS.