ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal under consideration here is against the Ruling of the National Assembly Election Tribunal, Holden in Awka, Anambra State, (Coram U. B. Bwala J. Chairman, T. I. Cocodia J. member and M. A. Adeigbe J. member) delivered on the 20th day of June 2011, whereby the petition filed by the appellant in the said tribunal was struck out for being incompetent.
The appellant in this appeal had on the Platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) contested in the election to the Idemili North/South Federal Constituency held on the 9/4/2011. The result of the said election was declared on the 10/4/2011 wherein the 1st Respondent in this appeal was declared the winner of the said election. Being aggrieved with the result as declared, the appellant then filed a petition at the National Assembly Election petition tribunal Awka on the 3/5/2011, where in paragraph 13 he prayed for the following reliefs:-
13.Wherefore the petitioner p…