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MAGAJI & 2 ORS.

(2023) JELR 113027 (CA)

Court of Appeal 9 Feb 2023 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/1421/2022
Judges:STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCA MUHAMMED MUSTAPHA, JCA
Counsel:Mr. Ibrahim K. Bawa SAN with Mr. U. B. Eyo for Appellant. Mr. Nuraini Jimoh SAN with Aliyu D. Hussain and Fatima Gurama for 1st Respondent. Mr. Eko Ejembi Eko SAN with Mr. M. S. Ibrahim SAN with Okechukwu Edeize, G. I. Ugwoke for 2nd Respondent. 3rd Respondent Unrepresented.
Location:Abuja

ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Minna, delivered by Hon. Justice Aminu Garba on December 1st 2022, wherein it found in favour of the 1st Respondent that he won the re-run primary election of the 2nd Respondent of May 31st 2022 and it set aside the nomination of the Appellant as the 2nd Respondent's candidate for Gurara/Tafa/Suleja Federal Constituency, Niger State, in the main.

The Appellant's story from the Record before this Court is that he scored highest at the 2nd Respondent's primary election conducted on May 27th 2022 at Suleja Stadium and was returned as the winner, his name was forwarded to the 3rd Respondent on June 17th 2022 and on August 8th 2022, the 2nd Respondent forwarded his Nomination Form to the 3rd Respondent as its candidate. That vide the Suit of the 1st Respondent at the Federal High Court all the reliefs he sought were granted against the Appellant and t…

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