ENG. UDENGMOBOFA ERADIRI V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & ORS | (2024) JELR 112734 (CA)

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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/EP/GOV/BY/10/2024

Judges:James Gambo Abundaga, JCA Abba Bello Mohammed, JCA Paul Ahmed Bassi, JCA

Counsel:D. D. Fidirikumo, Esq. with, A. T. Ibrahim, Esq. R. O. Yusuf, Esq. and Dominic Adedeji, Esq.For the Appellant. Bashir M. Abubakar, Esq. for the 1st Respondent. Chief Chris Uche, SAN and Gordy Uche, SAN, Samuel Atung, SAN, with him, Preye Agedah, Esq. Peter D. Cephas, Esq. Dr. AA Adewole, Esq. Samuel Brisibe, Esq. Soala Jumbo, Esq. Kenayo Okafor, Esq. Chiamaka Anagu, Esq. Olakunle Lawal, Esq. Francis Nsiegbunam, Esq. Ifeanyi Nwoke, Esq. Abduljalil Musa, Esq. Mike Uche, Esq. and Daniel Nwokeke, Esq. for the 2nd Respondent. Chukwuma Machukwu Ume, SAN and Kemasuode Wodu, SAN, with him, John Okonkwo, Esq. CB Kekemeke, Esq. ABP Bekeye-Alaki, Esq. Ejike Ejiofor, Esq. CA Okereke, Esq. EK Okoko, Esq. Okey O. Jumbo, Esq. Kyrian E. Omobe, Esq. Maureen C. Agbodike, Esq. Iwuoha G. Eberechukwu, Esq. and Destiny Abah, Esq. for the 3rd Respondent. Taiwo Oyetibo, SAN and OM Atoyebi, SAN, with him, MS Atolagbe, Esq. Wilson Ask, Esq. IM Brown, Esq. Douglas Onallor, Esq. TO Mogbo, Esq. VO Atang, Esq. SD Andewu, Esq. IK Animashaun, Esq. JO Odowu, Esq. EO Umeh, Esq. and Eustace Nwaozuzu, Esq. for the 4th Respondent. Tunde Falola, Esq. with him, Wale Balogun, Esq. and Aisha Abubakar, Esq. for the 5th Respondent.

Location:Abuja

ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal (the Tribunal) delivered on 17th of May, 2024 in Petition No. EPT/BY/GOV/02/2023: ENG. UDENGMOBOFA v INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, wherein the Tribunal dismissed the Petition of the Appellant for being incompetent and lacking in merit. The judgment is at pages 2354-2434 of Vol. 2 of the Record of Appeal.

Dissatisfied with the judgment of the Tribunal, the Appellant brought this appeal vide Notice of Appeal filed on the 4th of June, 2024. The Notice of Appeal is at pages 2464 - 2492 of Volume 2 of the Record of Appeal. The appeal was entered in this Court on the 10th of June, 2024.

On the 11th of November, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the 1st Respondent herein, conducted the Governorship Election in Bayelsa State. The Appellant contested the election under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) wh…

ENG. UDENGMOBOFA ERADIRI
V.
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & ORS

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