ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDULKADIR, J.C.A.:(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the National Assembly/Legislative Houses Election Tribunal Anambra State delivered on 11th July, 2011.
The facts leading to this appeal are that the Appellant as petitioner at the Tribunal below brought a petition dated 13/5/2011 at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Awka challenging the election of the 1st Respondent to the House of Representatives representing Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency of Anambra State held on 26/4/2011 wherein he prayed the Honourable Tribunal for the following reliefs:
(a) A declaration that under S.65(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended); Section 31(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended); and Articles 12, 17; 12.18(b) 12.46; 12.47 and 12.37 of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria, and paragraph 50 at page 3; paragraph 51 and 52 at page 32; and paragraph 13 at page 6, all of th…