NWEZE JSC (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): When this court heard this appeal on 20 January 2016, it dismissed it and promised to proffer its reasons for so dismissing the appeal today. Subjoined hereunder are the court’s reasons. On 11 April 2015, the third respondent in this appeal, (Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for short) conducted Governorship election in Nasarawa State. The appellant herein (All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, for short), sponsored the fourth respondent, Labaran Maku, as its candidate in the said election. On his part, the first respondent, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, was the candidate of the second respondent, All Progressive Congress (APC). At the conclusion of the said exercise, the third respondent, INEC, declared the first respondent the winner of the election.
Aggrieved by the said declaration of the due election and due return, the fourth respondent and the appellant repaired to the Governorship election tribunal (subsequently, si…