OGUNBIYI JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This court heard the appeals and cross-appeals in the substantive appeals above listed on 2 February 2016. Judgment therein were delivered whereby the cross-appeals in SC.12/2016 were al owed, following which the rulings of the lower court dismissing the objection of the cross-appellants therein were set aside. Consequently, appeal No. CA/IB/EPT/GOV/31/2015, filed by Senator R. A. Ladoja in the lower court was dismissed for being an abuse of court process. In the same judgment, the court also dismissed the surviving appeal No. SC/12A /2016 for lack of any merit and the reason for the judgment was adjourned to 15 February 2016, the reasons are set out hereunder.
Governorship election was held in Oyo State of Nigeria on 11 April 2015. In the said election, the 4th respondent, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja was the candidate of the appellant, A Accord. Whilst the 1st respondent, Senator Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi was the candidate of the 2nd resp…