IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE, J.C.A. (Delivering the leading Judgment): On the 22nd day of December, 2011, this Honourable Court pronounced the judgment in this interlocutory appeal by the Petitioners against the Ruling of the National Assembly/Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Awka, Anambra State Coram: Hon Justice N. U. Gummi (Chairman), Hon. Justice T. A. Kume and Hon. Justice I. B. Garba; wherein they dismissed the Appellants' Petition on the 2nd day of November, 2011; in limine on the ground that same had been abandoned by the Petitioners.
CONCISE STATEMENT OF FACTS
The facts of the case as stated by the Appellants are that they commenced the proceedings by way of the petition which is at pages 1-97 of the Records and the respective Replies of the Respondents are at pages 98 - 354 of the Records. The Appellants subsequently filed a Reply to the Reply of the 1st Respondent. See pages 354 - 258 of the Records.
According to the learned counsel to the Appellants, he made an app…