ACHORU
V.
INEC.

(2010) JELR 46929 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Feb 2010 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/280/2008
Judges:MARY U. PETER-ODILI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Obi C. Nwakor, Chioma Nnanna (Miss) For Appellant Alhassan A. Umar For Respondent

MARY U. PETER-ODILI, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja presided over by Honourable Justice M. A. Nasir, delivered on the 22nd day of July, 2008 dismissing the suit of the appellant as plaintiff. The Appellant took out a writ of summons dated the 6th day of July, 2007 initially against the Respondent and three others namely:

Prof. Maurice Iwu (Chairman INEC), Decagou Investment Ltd. and Engr. Adams Ibrahim. Before hearing commenced, the Appellant discontinued the suit against the three (3) leaving only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the only defendant now respondent.

I would recast the grounds of appeal without the particulars and they are viz:

GROUND 1:

The Learned trial Judge erred and misdirected herself in law when she held that no agency relationship has been created or established between the plaintiff and the defendant, thus disentitling him to his ag…

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