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IGBEKE
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OKADIGBO & ORS.

(2013) JELR 35937 (SC)

Supreme Court 31 May 2013 Nigeria
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- In SC.179/2012, the Supreme Court considered an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision declaring Lady Margery Okadigbo as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Anambra North Senatorial District in the April 2011 Gene

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Suit Number:SC.179/2012
Judges:IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SULEIMAN GALADIMA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN with him, Olugbenga Adeyemi Esq., Paulyn Abhulimen Esq. and Aisha Ali (Miss) - For the Appellant/Respondent. For Appellant 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 Esq Esq., N. Aniesonam Esq., E. A. Anchaver Esq., S. Lamidi (Miss) and S. O. Giwa Esq., - For the 1st Respondent.IBRAHIM K. BAWA Esq., with him, Tanimu Inuwa Esq., Alhassan A. Umar Esq., Rahima Aminu Esq., Abdulaziz, Sani Esq., Ruth Nelson-Ndu (Mrs.) and Linda Etuk (Miss) - For the 2nd Respondent.J. K. MBANEFO - IKWEGBUE ESQ. with him, C. J. Chinwuba Esq., and Uchenna Ogunedo (Miss) - For 3rd Respondent.CHIEF OLAJIDE AJANA Esq. with him, Chief Olusola Oke Esq., Prince John Ola Mafo Esq. Owukori Akuyibo Esq., Promise Ogbadu Esq., Gbadebo Ikuesan Esq. and Mulikat Kilani Esq., - For the 4th Respondent. For Respondent

SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 16th December, 2011 in the consolidated Appeal 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 appeal which was filed 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 17th day of 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 4t…

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