NWEZE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellant herein was the petitioner at the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, Ilorin, Kwara State (hereinafter referred to as the lower tribunal). He was equally, a candidate in the election which the third-fifth respondents conducted on 15 April 2007. The electoral contest was for a seat into the Ilorin South Constituency of the Kwara State House of Assembly. He contested on the platform of the Democratic Peoples’Party (DPA). On the said 15 April 2007, the third-fifth respondents declared and returned the first respondent in this appeal, a candidate who was sponsored by the second respondent, as the winner of the said election. The appellant was dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, hence his petition at the lower tribunal. Upon the settlement of the pleadings, the tribunal proceeded to thehearing and determination of the petition. It dismissedthe petition. The appellant was displeased with the judg…
IBRAHIM
V.
FULANI
(2009) JELR 52855 (CA)
Court of Appeal 17 Jun 2009 Nigeria
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Suit Number:KW/IL/EP/SA/21/2008
Judges:JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JCA (Presided) IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE JCA CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JCA (Read the Lead Judgment)
Counsel:Salman Jawondo (with him, Adebanjo Owoeye) - for the Appellant. Dr. Wahab Egbewole (with him, Ibitoye Olutoyese, A. Abdulkadir (Miss), O. Chigozie and O. B. Tijani (Mrs.)) - for the First Respondent.
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T. Oniyide (with him, Chinwe Egbujor (Miss) and E. Etejere) - for the Second Respondent.
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Tunde Salako (with him, A. Tahir and R. Sougbana) - for the Third-
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