MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The above two consolidated appeals arose from the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division in appeal No: CA/A/299M/2011 in which the Court of Appeal, now court below, granted the application filed by the 4th respondent in SC.111/2012 for leave to appeal as an interested party against the judgment of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/656/2010.
I think the facts and circumstances leading to the consolidated appeals are quite brief and interesting devoid of any complication. It is like this. By an originating summons in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/656/2010, appellant in SC.111/2012 but 2nd respondent in SC.336/2012, as plaintiff, sued the appellant in SC.336/2012; Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the proceedings seeking interpretation of the judgment of this court in Amaechi v. INEC (2008) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1080) page 227, for the following reliefs.
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