OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 9th of March, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted an election for the member to represent Kura/Garum Malam Constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly. Among those who contested for the seat were Rabiu Abdulmalik Juda who was the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP and Hayatu Musa DorawarSallau who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). When the result of the election was declared, Hayatu Musa Dorawar Sallau was declared the winner of the election. Dissatisfied, Rabiu Abdulmalik Juda and the PDP filed a petition at the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal, Kano. They were the 1st and 2nd Petitioners, respectively. They sued Hayatu Musa Dorawar Sallau as 1st respondent and the APC as the 2nd respondent. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was sued as the 3rd respondent. The grounds of the Petition as stated in the…
JUDA & ANOR
V.
SALLAU & ORS
(2019) JELR 110948 (CA)
Court of Appeal 16 Nov 2019 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The case involves an election for a member of the Kano State House of Assembly in Nigeria. - The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of the election. - The candidate of the People's Democratic Party (P
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/K/EPT/SHA/35/2019
Judges:Obietonbara O. Daniel-Kalio
Oludotun Adebola Adefope-Okojie
James Gambo Abundaga
Counsel:S. S. GAZAWA, ESQ with him, RABIU SADEEQ, ESQ and B. J. NWAYEU, ESQ For the Appellants
HABIBU AKILU, ESQ with him, A. B. KURA, ESQ and R. I. YAURA, ESQ - for the 1ST & 2ND RESPONDENTS
SYLVESTER OGBELU, ESQ with him, S. I. UGBE, ESQ - for the 3RD RESPONDENT
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