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ODILI & ORS

(2003) JELR 44943 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Oct 2003 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/PH/EPT/154/03
Judges:RABIU DANLAMI MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ALBERT GBADEBO ODUYEMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:KEHINDE SOFOLA, SAN, with him B.M. WIFA, SAN and MISS O. OGUNNIYI For Appellant M.J. AHAMBA, SAN with V.C. OBIANOYI, PRINCESS P. AJUDUA, E.D. EGBEBU AND KEN SARONWIYOJOHN KALIPA with M.C. UDOJI For Respondent

RABIU DANLAMI MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling ): On the 31st day of July, 2003; this Court allowed the appeal of the first respondent herein and ordered that the Election Petition filed by the first respondent Sergeant Awuse be heard on the merit by a differently constituted Election Petition Tribunal. The applicant herein who was the first respondent in the said appeal was aggrieved by this decision. He therefore appealed to the Supreme court. He then filed a motion on notice before this Court asking for the following reliefs:-

"(a) an order for a stay of execution of the judgment delivered in this matter by the Court on 31st July 2003;

(b) an order of injunction restraining the Election Tribunal of Rivers State, Port Harcourt from hearing and determining the petition herein.

(c) An order of injunction restraining the Honourable President of the Court of Appeal from constituting an election panel to hear and determine the petition herein pending the hearing and determin…

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