KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The principal aim of the appellant in bringing this appeal is to persuade this Court to reverse itself on the decision regarding who an aspirant is in the following cases:
(a) Lado v. CPC (2011) 18 NWLR (Part 1279) 689;
(b) Uzodinma v. Izunaso (No.2)(2011) 17 NWLR (part 1275) 30;
(c) Ikechi Emenike v. Peoples Democratic Party and Ors (2012) 12 NWLR (part 1315) 556;
(d) PDP v. Timipre Sylva and 2 Ors/Timipre Sylva v. PDP and 2 Ors (2012) 13 NWLR (Part 1316) 85; and
(e) Emeka v. Okadigbo and 4 Ors (2012) 18 NWLR (part 1331) 55.
According to learned counsel for the appellant the definition of an aspirant in those cases is contrary to what the law provides in Section 156 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) and this has occasioned hardship and miscarriage of justice against the appellant as a person aspiring, striving or seeking to contest election to hold political office and is therefore urging this Court to revisit thos…