SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE, OFR, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Governorship/Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba delivered on the 12th day of September, 2007 by a panel of five Hon. Judges presided over by A.O. Lokulo-sodipe, J.
The ruling was as a result of the consideration given to a number of motions and preliminary objection filed by the parties in the course of hearing a petition filed by the petitioner who is now the appellant.
It is apt at this stage to briefly delve into the petition which instanced the applications of the parties and the subsequent ruling which is the subject of the instant appeal.
Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 24 of the twenty four paragraph depositions made by Hon. Ebiakpo Ezebri, as the petitioner, are of moment and I reproduce them as follows:
"2. I am a businessman/politician and was one of the four (4) candidate who contested the election for the office of member of the Burutu North Cons…