OGUNWUMIJU JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Asaba, delivered Hon. Justice C. M. A. Olatoregun-Ishola on 1 March 2013, wherein the learned trial Judge ordered that the appellant herein conduct a fresh election for Ukwuani Constituency of the Delta State House of Assembly. Below are the facts that led to this appeal: The 5th respondent contested and won in Ukwuani Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly election in the April 2011 election organized and coordinated by the appellant. On 13 September 2012, the 5th respondent wrote to the 1st and 2nd respondents a letter, informing them of his resignation from the DemocraticPeoples’Party. The grounds upon which the 5th respondent resigned from the party include division, fractionalization, disaffection and unresolved crisis. The Democratic Peoples’Party, through the party Secretary, then wrote to the 4th respondent urging him to declare the seat occupied by the…
I.N.E.C.
V.
D.P.P.
(2014) JELR 54589 (CA)
Court of Appeal 29 Apr 2014 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/13/166/2013
Judges:HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE JCA TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU JCA
Counsel:Ahmed Raji, SAN (with him, O. A. Adeyemi and Kayode Olojo) -
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for the Appellant.
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E.R. Sarwuan, Esq. - for the 1st Respondent
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R.O. Ndugbu, Esq. - for the 2nd Respondent
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O.O. Erhahen, Esq. (with him, Mrs. G. A. Omenka and Miss. E. Aisien) - for the 3rd and 4th Respondents
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M.A. Abubakar (with him, R.N. Ossai (Miss.) and Zekeri Garuba) -
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for the 5th Respondent
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