MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower Court, in appeal No. CA/E/207/2015. The decision appealed against was delivered on 4th February, 2016. A brief summary of the facts that brought about the appeal is hereinafter supplied.
The 1st respondent herein, Hon Dr. Harry Oranezi, as Plaintiff at the Federal High Court sitting at Awka, hereinafter referred to as the trial Court, initiated suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/24/2015 against the appellant and five others as defendants seeking, on the basis of votes he avers in his writ to have scored in the 2nd respondent's primary election conducted on the 7th December, 2014, declaratory and injunctive reliefs to the effect that he is the party's candidate for the Nwewi North/South/Ekwusigo Federal House of Representatives Constituency in the Federal House of Representative election scheduled for 14th February, 2015. H…