BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Federal High Court, Makurdi Division, Coram: Hassan DikkoJ, in Suit No: FHC/MKD/CS/103/2022: Labour Party V. Independent National Electoral Commission and Ors, delivered on 5/12/2022, in which the Appellant’s Suit against the Respondents was dismissed for being incompetent by reason of being Statute Barred and also for the Appellant’s lack of locus standi.
The Appellant was dissatisfied with the said judgment and had appealed against it vide it’s Notice of Appeal filed on 12/12/2022 on Six Grounds of Appeal. See pages 327 - 331 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was compiled and transmitted to this Court on 21/12/2022. The parties filed and exchanged their briefs, which were adopted as their arguments at the hearing of this appeal on 30/1/2023. The Appellant was represented by B. I. Wayo Esq, appearing with G. O. Detso Esq. The 1st Respondent was represented …