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ISHAKU
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SULEIMAN & ORS

(2023) JELR 110401 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Feb 2023 Nigeria
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- The appeal challenged the judgment of the High Court of Adamawa State, which had granted reliefs to the 1st and 2nd Respondents in a suit concerning the discipline and membership of a political party (APC), specifically the disqualificati

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Suit Number:CA/YL/09/2023
Judges:Isaiah Olufemi Akeju JCA Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen JCA Mohammed Lawal Abubakar JCA
Counsel:Ologunorisa, SAN with him, M. J. Numa, SAN and Tomisian Ologunosira, Esq. for the Appellant; Oluwole Afolabi, Esq. with him, Desmond S. Adebole, and S. G. Bello, leaned Counsel for the 1st and 2nd Respondents; Alex Iziyon II, Esq. learned Counsel for the 3rd Respondent.

ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Adamawa State holden in Yola, delivered on 10th January, 2023 in Suit No. HC/ADSY/202/ 2022 which action the 1st and 2nd Respondents commenced by the Originating Summons filed at the State High Court in Yola for the 6 reliefs stated at pages 3-4 of the Record of Appeal. Issues were joined by the parties and the High Court of Adamawa State (the trial Court) gave judgment in favour of the 1st and 2nd Respondents and granted their reliefs. 

The Appellant who was a defendant and in the action was dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial Court commenced this appeal by the Notice of Appeal filed on 18/1/23 with 14 grounds of appeal while the Appellant brief prepared by Sam T. Ologunorisa SAN was subsequently filed on 27/1/23. The 1st and 2nd Respondent Brief of Argument was prepared by Oluwole Afolabi of Counsel and filed on 6/2/23 while the Appellant’s Reply Brief was …

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