AKINTAN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the judgment of the Delta State National Assembly Election Tribunal holden at Asaba delivered on April 30, 1999. The judgment was in respect of two petitions filed against the declaration of the result of the election held on 20 February, 1999 in respect of the election into the Warri Federal Constituency seat. The two petitions with Nos. DT/EPT/NA/7/99 and DT/EPT/NA/9/99 were respectively filed by Dr. Alex Ideh and Mr. Emmanuel Orisetimeyin Orugboh against Miss Temi Harriman and others as defendants. The two petitioners and Temi Harriman were the candidates at the election. Dr. Alex Ideh was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Mr. Emmanuel Orugboh was the candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD); while Miss Temi Harriman was the candidate of the All Peoples Party (APP).
At the conclusion of the election, Miss Temi Harriman, the APP candidate, was declared the winner. Each of her two opponen…