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…