MOORE A. A. ADUMEIN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 14th day of April, 2007 the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - the 3rd respondent in this case, conducted election to Irewole/Isokan Constituency of Osun State House of Assembly.
Alabi A. Kazeem, the appellant in this court was not satisfied with the result declared by INEC and he filed an election petition in the Election Petition Tribunal set up for Osun State. There were 75 respondents to the petition. The 1st and 2nd respondents to the said election petition were Oyejide Gbadebo Kola and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), respectively. They are also the 1st and 2nd respondents in this Court.
The appellant's petition was heard and dismissed on the 13th day of May, 2008 by the Election Petition Tribunal under the Chairmanship of HON. JUSTICE T. D. NARON (pages 385 - 410 of the record of appeal). The appellant was not satisfied and filed an appeal against the judgment of the tribunal (pages 411 - 422 o…