MUHAMMED L. SHUAIBU, JCA (Delivering The Leading Judgement): This is a Cross-appeal against part of the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Osun State delivered on 27th January, 2023 wherein the tribunal found that the 2nd Cross-respondent had presented a forged certificate to the 1st Cross-respondent. Rather than hold that the 2nd Cross respondent was not qualified to contest the Governorship Election of 16th July, 2022, the tribunal held that the 2nd Cross-respondent was still qualified to contest the election.
Dissatisfied, Cross-appellants appealed to this court through a notice of Cross-appeal filed on 9th February, 2023. Briefs were filed and exchanged in accordance with the extant Practice Directives.
In the Cross-appellants' brief, filed on 21st February 2023, the fallowing two issues were nominated for determination and these are:
Whether in view of the Tribunal's decision that the Cross appellants have proved the allegation of forgery of parts of Exhibit…