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IGBEKE
V.
OKADIGBO

(2013) JELR 57208 (SC)

Supreme Court 31 May 2013 Nigeria
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- The appeal arose from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which had set aside the Federal High Court’s judgment recognizing the appellant as the PDP’s candidate for the Anambra North Senatorial seat in the April 2011 gene

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Judges:IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC (Presided) CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC ( Read the Lead Judgment) CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JSC
Counsel:Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN - for the Appellant/ Respondent. -*- Yusuf O. Ali, SAN (with him, Prof. W. Egbewole, Esq., A. O. Ojo, Esq., K. K. Eleja, Esq., R. O. Balogun, S. A. Oke, Esq., K.T. Sulyman -*- (Miss), T. E. Akintunde (Miss), Esq., K. O. Lawal, Esq., O. Ademiyiwa (Miss), Kayode Eso, Esq., N. Aniesonam, Esq., E. A. Anchaver, Esq., S. Lamidi (Miss) and S. O. Giwa, Esq.) - for the 1st -*- Respondent. -*- Ibrahim K. Bawa, Esq. - for the 2nd Respondent. -*- J. K. Mbanefo - Ikwegbue, Esq. - for the 3rd Respondent. -*- Chief Olajide Ajana, Esq. (with him, Chief Olusola Oke, Esq., Prince John OlaMafo, Esq., Owukori Akuyibo, Esq., PromiseOgbadu, Esq., Gbadebo Ikuesan, Esq. and Mulikat Kilani, Esq.) - for the 4th -*- Respondent.

GALADIMA JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 16 December 2011 in the consolidated appeals CA/A/166/2011 (lady Margery Okadigbo v. Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke and Ors.) CA/A/243/2011: ( Prince John Okechukwu Emeka v. Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke and Ors.) and CA/A/281/2011 ( Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) v. Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Ors.) . The said Court of Appeal had allowed the appealwhich wasfiled by the 1st respondent herein based upon her appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the said judgment which was delivered on 17 March 2012, the trial court found in favour of the plaintiff/appellant.

The appellant herein who was the respondent before the court below has brought this appeal to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal which set aside the trial court’s decision, which recognized the appellant as the 4th respondent’s can…

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