NASIR, P.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Before the election held on 14th December, 1991, the two registered political parties, the National Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) were obliged by law; including the guidelines from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to hold primary elections for the purposes of fielding candidates for the election to the office of Governors and membership of the State House of Assembly. In the Rivers State, both political parties held their primary elections (hereinafter referred to as the primaries). In the Rivers State, the primaries held for the nomination or election of the NRC flag bearer for the election of the Governor on 14th December, was a contest between eight contestants including Mr. Francis Doukpolagha and Mr. Rufus Ada George. The primaries are internal affairs of each political party in the sense that only registered members of the party are expected to vote or be voted for and the rules for the p…
DOUKPOLAGHA
V.
GEORGE & ORS
(1992) JELR 43173 (CA)
Court of Appeal 7 Apr 1992 Nigeria
Case
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BriefBot Summary
- The case involves a dispute over the election of the Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria. - The petitioner, Mr. Francis Doukpolagha, challenged the election of Mr. Rufus Ada George on the grounds of false information in his nomination for
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/PH/EP/1/92
Judges:MAMMAN NASIR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
SIMEON ADEBAYO ODUWOLE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Professor S.A. Adesanya;P. Amara) For Appellant
Chief F.R.A. Williams. SAN;T.E Williams;A.R. George, andS.A. Braide)S.R. Dappa-Addo, Ag. Director of Civil Litigation, Ministry of Justice, Rivers State For Respondent
Other Citations:(1992) 4 NWLR (Pt. 236) 444, Doukpolagha v. George (1992) 4 NWLR (Pt. 236)
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