SAULAWA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appealagainst the judgment of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, holden at Port Harcourt, Rivers State which was delivered in respect of petition No. EPT/SA/20/2007 on 17 March 2008. On 14April 2007, the 2nd respondent had conducted an election for membership of the State Houses of Assembly throughout the country. In Rivers State, most especially, the appellant and the 1st respondent contested the said election for Ahoada West State Constituency in the Ahoada West Local Government under the platforms of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), and the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), respectively. At the conclusion of the election in question, the appellant was declared and returned as having won the election with a total of 13,635 votes. The 1st respondent, on the other hand, was credited with 162 votes. The 1st respondent was however dissatisfied with the result of the election. Thus, on 14 May 200…
HOPE
V.
ELLEH
(2009) JELR 54278 (CA)
Court of Appeal 2 Apr 2009 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/PH/EPT/199/2008
Judges:SULEIMAN GALADIMA JCA (Presided) MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA JCA
Counsel:J. T. Kpakol (with him, E. O. Kalu and O. N. Atako) (holding brief of
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S. Dappa- Addo) - for the Appellant.
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C. N. Eke - for the 1st Respondent. C
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F.N. Amadi Mrs. (holding E.B.Ukiri’s brief ) - for the 2nd Respondent.
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