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AC & ANOR.
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PDP & ORS.

(2008) JELR 46945 (CA)

Court of Appeal 18 Dec 2008 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/B/EPT/282/2007
Judges:SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Dr. Tunji Abayomi;Adebola Odeja (Miss) For Appellant Dr. J.O. Olatoke for the 1st Respondent with him:H.T. Fajimite ;B.O. Adesina;B. Oloyo for the 2nd - 9th Respondents For Respondent

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME (Ph.D), J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal which arose from the decision of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal of Ondo State in which the Appellant had claimed the following reliefs:

That the said Election be declared null and void having been invalidated by Substantial irregularities and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act

2006 and further to direct that a new election that conforms with Electoral Act 2006 be conducted throughout the 6 Local Government in Ondo South Senatorial District to elect a Senator for the people of the Constituency to the national Assembly.

The Facts that led to this petition which appeal is now pending before this Court were that the Ist Respondent a Political Party Sponsored One Chief Olusola Oke for the election to the Ondo South Senatorial District Seat of the National Assembly on the 21st April, 2007.

The 2nd - 9th Respondents declared the 1st Responden…

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