EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 11-4-2015, the 1st respondent conducted a general election to the office of Governor of Lagos State. The 4th respondent on 13-4-2015 declared the 2nd respondent winner of the election and returned him elected as Governor of Lagos State.
Dissatisfied with the result of the election declared by the 4th respondent, the appellant and the People's Democratic Party, the political party that sponsored him for the election, on 30-4-2015, filed an election petition commencing election petition no. GOV/EPT/L/1/2015 against the respondents herein, in the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal.
The grounds for the petition are that:
(a) Contrary to paragraph 28 of the approved guidelines and regulations for the conduct of the 2015 general elections issued by the 1st respondent, the number of votes cast is more than the number of accredited voters and that therefore the votes declared in favour of the 2nd respondent and the result o…