HON. JUSTICE JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Independent National Electoral commission (3rd Respondent) conducted elections into the Ibiono Ibom State constituency of the State House of Assembly, Akwa Ibom State on 26th April, 2011. The Action congress of Nigeria fielded Okon Bassey Imerh while the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate was Barrister Obong Ime Bassey Okon, Mr Okon Bassey Imerh (1st Petitioner) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (2nd Petitioner) were not satisfied with the return of Obong Ime Bassey Okon (1st Respondent) as the candidate with the highest number of votes' namely, 52,010 votes as against 4,433 votes credited to them by the 3rd Respondent hence they presented a joint petition before the Election Petition Tribunal at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on the 18th May, 2011 praying for the cancellation of the result of the election. The grounds were that the 1st Respondent was not duly elected by a majority of valid and lawful votes cast at t…
IMERH & ANOR.
V.
OKON & ORS.
(2011) JELR 46121 (CA)
Court of Appeal 20 Sep 2011 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/C/NAEA/175/2011
Judges:UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
JOSEPH TINE TUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Aniekan G. Udo For Appellant
Anietie Akpam Udo Ekem Thomas For Respondent
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