AYOBODE O. LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kogi State National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, delivered in PETITION NO. NAGLH/KG/40/2007 on 9th October, 2007. The Petition was dismissed by the trial Tribunal. The Petition was challenging the return of one Melaye Daniel Dino (1st Respondent) as the winner of the election conducted on 21st April, 2007 for the Ijumu/Kabba/ Bunu federal Constituency of the House of Representatives. The election in question was contested by the 1st Appellant, 1st Respondent and four others. The Appellants as petitioners jointly presented the Petition on 21st day of May, 2007. The 1st Appellant was the candidate of the Action Congress in the election while the 2nd Appellant was the political party that sponsored the 1st Appellant as its candidate for the said election. The Petition consisting of 37 paragraphs was accompanied with statements of wi…
AKANMODE
V.
DINO
(2008) JELR 57278 (CA)
Court of Appeal 17 Apr 2008 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/EP/310/2007
Judges:MARY PETER-ODILI JCA (Presided) JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA JCA
Counsel:N.A. Okoye - for the Appellants.
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D.D. Dodo SAN (with him, P.I.N. Ikwueto SAN;Paulyn Abhulimien; Ibironke Izinyon (Mrs.); Steve Emelieze and Adaobi Nwagbo) - for the 1st Respondent.
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C.N. Amadi (with him, M.A. Ebute) - for the 2nd-109th
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Respondents.
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