MAHUTA
V.
NASIR & ORS.

(2009) JELR 39915 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/K/EP/NA/20/2008 · 23 Jun 2009 · Nigeria

CORAM

BABA ALKALI BA'ABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria THERESA N. ORJI-ABADUA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

1st respondent

learned counsel

katsina state

local government area

national assembly election

kafur federal constituency of katsina state

21st april

house of representatives

member of the transition committee

governor of katsina state

political appointment

press release

3rd respondent

public service of the federation

24th day of august

2nd respondent

appellate court

dr. abdulaziz labo mahuta

return of the 1st respondent

single issue

7th day of april

cross examination

katsina

legislative houses election tribunal

local government authority

malumfashi local government council

means of any letter

order of this court

place of the disqualified 1st respondent

submission of the learned counsel

tenure of office

13f.the 1st respondent

alleged appointment of the 1st respondent

conclusion of the said election

evidence of the appellant

exhibit p1

intendment of the provisions of s.66

judgment of the national assembly election tribunal

katsina state national assembly election

leading judgment

local government chairmen

main ground of the petition

member of federal house of representatives

nigeria peoples party

procedure of this court

publication of daily trust of 9th april

statement of claim

BABA ALKALI BA'ABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): .This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Assembly Election Tribunal, holden at Katsina, Katsina State delivered on the 24th day of August, 2007 wherein the appellant's petition was dismissed.

The appellant was the candidate of the ALL NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY (ANPP) at the 21st April, 2007, National Assembly Election into the House of Representatives, representing Malumfashi/Kafur Federal Constituency of Katsina State, While the 1st respondent was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The 1st respondent was the former Chairman of the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State up to the 7th day of April, 2007, when his tenure of office as the Chairman expired.

The Governor of Katsina State appointed all the Local Government Chairmen including the 1st respondent as the Chairman/Care-taker Committee of the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The 1st respondent was regarded the…

MAHUTA V. NASIR & ORS.

MAHUTA
V.
NASIR & ORS.