ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal, Adamawa State sitting at Yola (the Tribunal), coram: Agwu Umah Kalu, J. (Chairman), Kadi Abdulraheem A. Sayi (Member I) and Amina Ahmad bello (Member II), delivered on the 30th of October, 2023, wherein the Tribunal dismissed the Petition of the Appellant for lack of merit.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, the Appellants brought this appeal vide Notice of Appeal filed on 14th November, 2023 containing 6 grounds of appeal, which is at pages 272 - 278 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was transmitted on the 1st of December, 2023.
The facts of the case as discernible from the Record is that on the 18th of March, 2023, the 3rd Respondent conducted election into the Girei State Constituency of the Adamawa State House of Assembly. The 1st Respondent who was sponsored by the 2nd Respondent and the 1st Appellant who was spo…