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EGESI & ORS
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PDP & ORS

(2014) JELR 39980 (CA)

Court of Appeal 3 Feb 2014 Nigeria
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- The appellants filed a suit against the respondents, claiming for various orders related to the nomination of candidates for the 2011 general elections. - The trial court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case because it invol

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Suit Number:CA/E/433/2012
Judges:ADZIRA GANA MSHELIA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Ikhide Ehighelua Esq. with A. E. Alagun Esq. For Appellant Ogochukwu Onyekwuluje Esq. with Mrs. H. Udezue for the 3rd - 5th Respondents. For Respondent

EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 8th March 2011, the Appellants herein, as Plaintiffs, commenced suit No.FHC/EN/CS/73/2011 against the Respondents herein as Defendants, claiming for-

1. An Order of Declaration that the first plaintiff is the person and no other entitled to have respective name submitted by the first defendant to the second defendant as the Senatorial candidate of the PDP in Enugu West, Senatorial district in the 2011 general elections.

2. An Order of Injunction restraining, forbidding, precluding and/or prohibiting the 1st defendant from submitting any names other than the name of the 1st plaintiff for the said election and the 2nd defendant from recognizing, dealing with or acting on any list of names other than as stated above.

3. An Order of declaration that the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs are the persons and no other entitled to have their names submitted by the 1st Defendant to the 2nd defendant as the candidates for the National…

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