REASONS FOR THE JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED BY HON. JUSTICE ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, JCA ON 7TH JANUARY, 2012
On the 7th January, 2012, I dismissed this appeal and indicated them that I would give my reasons at a later date. I now do so today.
This appeal arose from the facts and circumstances of Election Petition No: EPT/AN/HA/25/2011 and the Judgment of the National Assembly Elections Tribunal, Awka, Anambra State delivered on 10th November, 2011 where it decided that there was no valid election at Oganiru Primary School Polling Units 005, 006, 007 and 008 are no valid results exist for the said units of Oganiru Primary School of Ojoto Ward of Idemili South State Constituency of the Anambra State House of Assembly. Upon this finding the Tribunal went ahead to nullify the election in those 4 Polling Units.
The Appellant herein, who for convenience I would hereinafter refer to as Mr. Igwe, was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Anambra State House of Assembly Elect…