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EKITI STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS.
V.
PDP & ANOR.

(2013) JELR 36023 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Mar 2013 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/EK/16/2012
Judges:JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MASSOUD A. OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:R. O. Balogun with H.O. Abaya For Appellant Obafemi Adewale, O. B. Akinota, Ajide Olayemi, Joseph Ogunsemi, Ezekiel Agunbiade, Babatunde Jemilehin, Adeyemi Adewunmi, Stephen Ademuagun, and Chuba Obi-Okaro For Respondent

UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM, J.C.A., (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of High Court of Justice of Ekiti State sitting at Ado-Ekiti, delivered on 2nd February, 2012 in Suit No.: HAD/196/2011. In the judgment contained at pages 196 - 218 of the record, the learned trial Judge resolved all the issues formulated in favour of the Respondents as claimants at the lower court. All reliefs were equally granted as sought in the Originating Summons.

Dissatisfied with the decision, the Appellants initiated this appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal on 3rd February, 2012 which contained 3 grounds of appeal. See pages 217 to 219. Additional grounds of appeal containing 6 grounds were deemed filed and served on 23rd May, 2012 by the order of this court.

The facts as relevant to this appeal are that, the Respondents herein commenced an action at the lower court by an Originating Summons dated and filed 28th September, 2011. The Summons, the supporting affidavit, the writt…

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