WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, CJN (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi delivered on 11th July, 2016 wherein the Lower Court resolved issues raised in the 2nd respondents Notice partly in favour of the 2nd respondent but dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit. A brief statement of facts upon which this appeal is predicated are as follows:
The appellant herein, as plaintiff in the trial Court, issued an Originating Summons against the respondents herein, as defendants, and submitted the following questions for the determination of the trial Court, to wit:
1. Whether in view of the plaintiff's petition dated 11th December, 2014 against the 1st defendant and the 2nd defendants appeal committee and the upholding of same by the 2nd defendants National Assembly Primaries Election Appeal Committee conveyed in its report dated 16th December, 2014 and the provisions of articles 13.4(ix), 14(iii), and (viii), 18(iv) and…