IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD. J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiffs at the Federal High Court, Abuja (trial court) took out an originating summons against the defendants. In the affidavit in support of the originating summons, the 1st plaintiff, who with the consent of the 2nd plaintiff, deposed to the facts contained in the affidavit in support which furnishes a summary of the facts from their own side. He averred that he is a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the 2nd plaintiff is the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the PDP, 1st plaintiff indicated his Interest to contest the party's primary election into the Akwa Ibom North East District Senatorial Seat as a candidate in the April 2007 General Elections into the National Assembly. In realization of that ambition, the 1st plaintiff obtained and filled the relevant party's nomination forms and returned same. He was cleared to contest the said primaries which took place on or about 4th - 6th Dece…
AKPAN
V.
BOB & ORS.
(2010) JELR 33072 (SC)
Supreme Court 21 May 2010 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The case involves a dispute over the removal of a candidate's name from the list of candidates for National Assembly elections. - The trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, but the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment and declared
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.135/2009
Judges:DAHIRU MUSDAPHER JSC
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC
FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI JSC
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC
JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JSC
Counsel:1. CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN,SAN (APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT)2. DR ONYECHI IKPEAZU ,SAN3. CHIEF EMEKA NGIGE,SAN4. SOLOMON E.UMOH5. OLUGBENGA ADEYEMI6. AGU OBED OKWUKWE7. DAVID OKOKON8. LINDA IKPEAZU9. EMEKA OKOLI10. TOBECHUKWU NWEKE11. OBIAJULU ONYEKA For Appellant;
1. ASSAM E. ASSAM,SAN (1ST RESPONDENT)2. INIABASI UDOBONG ESQ.3. I.J.S. OKUTEPA ESQ.4. ABBA YABIDU,ESQ.5. PATIENCE OBIM,ESQ.6. GODWIN IKOIWAK,ESQ.1. DR. ALEX IZINYON,SAN (2ND RESPONDENT/CROSS APPELLANT)2. B.K. ABU3. H. ABDURRAHMAN(MRS)4. F.O. IZINYON5. L.O. FAGBEMI6. F.E . AGHEMIEN7. E. OGHOJAFOR ESQ.1. ADEWOLE ADEBAYO (3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS)2. FRANCIS OGUNSIKPE3. CHUKA UGWU4. AKPANYE MERCY1. CHIEF OLUSOLA OKE (5TH RESPONDENT)2. MOURICE EZIKE(MISS)3. UCHENNA EZETA4. VIVIAN OGOKE For the Respondent.
Other Citations:Akpan v. Bob (2010) 17 NWLR (Pt. 1223) 421 S.C.
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