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FAYEMI & ANOR.
V.
ONI & ORS.

(2010) JELR 42147 (CA)

Court of Appeal 15 Oct 2010 Nigeria
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- The appeal arises from the supplementary elections conducted in Ekiti State in 2009. - The appellants filed an appeal on 24 grounds of appeal against the judgment of the lower tribunal. - Arguments and submissions were made by the various

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Suit Number:CA/IL/EPT/GOV/1/10
Judges:ISA AYO SALAMI (OFR) JCA CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JCA OLU ARIWOOLA JCA CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JCA ADAMU JAURO JCA
Counsel:1. YUSUF O. ALI (SAN)2. CHIEF ADENIYI AKINTOLA SAN3. ADEBAYO O. ADELODUN SAN4. CHIEF ANTHONY .A. ADENIYI5. AYODEJI ODU ESQ.6. OWOSENI AJAYI ESQ.7. DAYO AKINLAJA ESQ.8. NIYI IDOWU ESQ.9. SOJI OLOWOLAFE ESQ.10. K. K. ELEJA, ESQ.11. M. O. ADEBAYO, ESQ.12. OLADELE GBADEYAN, ESQ.13. BEIMJAMEN ONYEABO ESQ.14. YEMI GEORGE ESQ.15. R. O. BALOGUN ESQ.16. ADETUNJI OSHO, ESQ.17. IBRAHIM K. OLANREWAJU ESQ.18. A. O. OKEYA, ESQ.19. Y. L. AKANBI ESQ.20. MURITALA ADIO ESQ.21. OLADELE BELLO, ESQ.22. S. O. BABAKEBE, ESQ.23. BAYO IDOWU24. ABDULHAMID UMAR, ESQ.25. PAUL .A. OMOTOSHO ESQ.26. BIODUN OGUNLEYE ESQ.27. YEMI ADEBAYO, ESQ.28. S. O. AKINDELE (MISS)29. T. B. OLURODE (MISS)30. T. E. AKINTADE (MISS)31. Y. A. ALAJO ESQ.;32. E. O. OSUNWUYI (MISS)33. O.O. ABIFARIN ESQ.34. A. ABDULKAREEM ESQ.35. B.B. ELEJA (MRS.)36. M. A. ABDULMALIK (MISS)37. A. BELLO ESQ.38. A.T. LAWAL ESQ.39. G.A. FALEYE (MRS.)40. ADEKUNLE ATOLAGBE For Appellant ATTENDANCE (FOR 1st RESPONDENT)1. ADEBAYO ADENIPEKUN, SAN2. CHIEF DURO ADEYELE, SAN3. OTUNBA KUNLE KALEJAIYE, SAN4. DAYO ONAKOYA ESQ.5. OLUWOLE KUPOLUTI ESQ.6. OLUWASINA OGUNGBADE ESQ.7. ADEWALE ADEGOKE ESQ.8. ABIMBOLA AROWOSEGBE (MRS.)9. OLUSHOLA OLURUNFEMI ESQ.10. SALIHU ADEBAYO ESQ.11. MADUKA CHUKS ESQ.12. OLUMIDE ALIU ESQ.13. ALEX OWOEYE ESQ.APPEARANCE FOR 2ND RESPONDENT1. OBAFEMI ADEWALE2. YINKA OROKOTO3. CHIEF AFOLABI OJUAWO4. CHIEF A. O.AJANA5. LEKAN OLATAWURA6. EZEKIEL AGUNBIADE7. OLAJUMOKE OLUTE (MISS)8. BUSUYI AYORINDE9. N.J. EZIKEAPPEARANCE FOR 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTSROLAND OTARU SAN WITH CHIEF R. A. LAWAL RABANA (SAN)1. IWALOLA BELLO (MRS.)2. TUNDE SALAKO ESQ.3. KIZITO OJI ESQ.4. KAYODE AKANDE ESQ.5. O. O. JAMAL ESQ.LIST OF COUNSEL FOR 5TH AND 6TH RESPONDENTS1. TAYO OYETIBO (SAN)2. N.O.O. OKE (SAN)3. MAUREEN ARINZE (MRS.)4. A.O. OLADELECOUNSEL FOR 7TH AND 8TH RESPONDENTS1. CHIEF AMAECHI NWAIWU, SAN2. S. B. OZOANA (JP)3. O. UZOECHI ESQ. For Respondent

ISA AYO SALAMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the majority judgment of the Ekiti State Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal delivered by Hon. Justices Hamman Barka (Chairman), S. U. Dikko and M. B. Goji delivered on 5th May, 2010. In the judgment contained at pages 4631-5063 of the record of appeal, the learned majority judges dismissed the petition of the Appellants herein.

Dissatisfied with that judgment of the lower Tribunal, the appellants have appealed on 24 grounds of appeal in the Notice of appeal spanning pages 5948 to 5972 of the record, and contained in Volume VII.

The complaint from which this appeal arose emanates from the supplementary elections conducted by the 3rd and 4th respondents on 25th April, 2009 and 5th May, 2009. The said supplementary elections are in respect of office of Governor of Ekiti State. For a clear understanding, it is important to give a succinct summary of the facts leading to the above supple…

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