LATEEF ADEBAYO GANIYU,JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the judgement of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Kano State sitting in Kano State in Election Petition No: EPT/KN/SHA/34/2023; Safiyanu Hamza & Another V Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) & Another delivered on 28th October, 2023 wherein the petition filed by the petitioners (Appellants herein) was dismissed for lacking in merit.
Peeved by the said judgment, the Appellants appealed to this court vide their Notice of Appeal dated and filed on 14th November, 2023 which is contained at page 422 to 429 of the Records of Appel setting out six (6) Grounds of Appeal. The Appellants premised their petition before the trial Tribunal on two grounds pleaded in paragraph 14 of the petition as could be gleaned from page 5 of the record.
BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS
The Appellants contested the election for the seat of member of House of Assembly representing Takai St…