IDRIS & ANOR
V.
SALEH & ORS

(1998) JELR 45325 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/K/EPLG/22/98 · 29 Apr 1998 · Nigeria

CORAM

UMARU ABDULLAHI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMES OGENYI OGEBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

2nd respondents

trial tribunal

appeal tribunal

fresh election

appeal

decision

petitioner

tribunal

1st petitioner

3rd respondents

behalf

clear evidence

court

decision of the appeal tribunal

decision of the lower tribunal

issues

local government

view

1st respondent

advance

benefit of reading

brother ogebe jca

chairman of sabon-gari

chairman of the local government

chairmanship of sabon-gari

chief a. t. ajala

chief e.t. green

critical issue

draft

election appeal tribunal of kaduna state

election of the 1st respondent

end of the election

fresh election conducted.it

i. t. muhammad

james ogenyi ogebe

leading judgment

learned attorney-general

learned attorney-general of the federation

local government election

local government of kaduna state

main relief

order of the lower tribunal

records of this case

review of the judgment of the appeal tribunal

senior advocate

serious thought

umaru abdullahi

vice chairman

vice-chairman

virtue of section

JAMES OGENYI OGEBE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st petitioner contested the 15th March 1997 Local Government election for the chairmanship of Sabon-Gari Local Government of Kaduna State. At the end of the election the 1st respondent was declared duly elected as the chairman of the Local Government with 19,223 votes. Dissatisfied will the outcome, the petitioner filed a petition before the Local Government Election Tribunal of Kadune State challenging the election of the 1st respondent on the ground that his running mate was not qualified to contest for failure to pay taxes as and when due, among other allegations. He prayed finally that the 1st and 2nd respondents be declared not duly elected and a fresh election conducted. The Tribunal nullified the election of the 1st and 2nd respondents and returned the 1st petitioner as duly elected.

Dissatisfied with that decision the respondents appealed to the Election Appeal Tribunal of Kaduna State. The Appeal Tribunal allo…

IDRIS & ANOR V. SALEH & ORS

IDRIS & ANOR
V.
SALEH & ORS