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(2021) JELR 108849 (CA)

Court of Appeal 29 Jan 2021 Nigeria
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- This case involves an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Bayelsa State. - The appellant challenged the nomination of the 2nd respondent and the declaration of the 3rd respondent as the candidate with the second highest vote

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Suit Number:CA/PH/495/2020
Judges:Uchechukwu Onyemenam JCA Jamilu Yammama Tukur JCA Mohammed Baba Idris JCA
Counsel:Eyitayo Fatogun for the Appellant/Cross Respondent; K. E. Ejelonu for the 2nd Respondent; I. S. Damabide for the 3rd Respondent/Cross Appellant; No Representation for the 1st and 4th Respondents.

UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is as a result of the dissatisfaction of the Appellant against the judgment of the High Court of Bayelsa State, wherein the learned trial Judge T. Y. ABASI, J., on 2nd December, 2020 entered judgment in favour of the Respondents as follows:

“Relief C and D in the Originating Summons having been established by credible evidence is hereby granted.

In all that has been said, I hold that the case of the Claimant succeeds in part and I hereby make the following orders.

1. It is hereby declared that by the proper calculation of the result of the primaries from the various wards of Bayelsa Central Senatorial District held on 3rd September, 2020, it was the Claimant and not the 3rd Defendant that scored the second highest majority of votes cast at the primaries.

2. It is hereby declared that the Claimant having scored the second highest majority of lawful votes of 3,777 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Seven vote…

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