FASANMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal Abeokuta, Ogun State delivered on 15th day of August, 2007 wherein the Honourable Tribunal dismissed the petition as having been abandoned pursuant to paragraph 3(4) of the Election Tribunal and Court Practice Directions 2007.
The facts of the case are that the Appellant was the candidate of the A.N.P.P under whose sponsorship he participated as a candidate in the election into the Ogun State House of Assembly seeking to represent the Ewekoro Constituency at the said Assembly.
The elections were conducted into the said House of Assembly on the 14th of April, 2007 and the 3rd Respondent Adegboyega Adekunle being the candidate of the 13th Respondent (Peoples Democratic Party) was declared the winner by the 1st, 2nd and 4th- 14th Respondents (I.N.E.C).
The Appellant being dissatisfied with the conduct of the Election and the declaration ar…