JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 11th April, 2015, elections were held into the State Houses of Assembly in the various States simultaneously with election into the offices of Governors of the various States in Nigeria. In Taraba State, just like in the other States, the story was no different. Residents of the State excitedly and in a generally organized fashion, queued up to cast their votes for their preferred candidates to occupy the many House of Assembly seats in the various constituencies of the State. One of those seats contested for was the Lau State Constituency. Both the 1st Appellant and the 1st Respondent were candidates in the election and contested for the seat of Member representing Lau Constituency of the House of Assembly of Taraba State. Whereas the 1st Appellant contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (2nd Respondent herein), the 1st Respondent contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (4th Respo…
NEKA & ANOR
V.
KUNINI & ORS
(2015) JELR 33351 (CA)
Court of Appeal 21 Dec 2015 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The judgment discusses the requirement to state the scores of all candidates in an election petition and the inconsistency of the reliefs sought by the appellants. - Failure to state the scores of all candidates is fatal to the petition.
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/YL/EPT/TRS/SHA/114/2015
Judges:JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
SAIDU TANKO HUSAINI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Kabir Akingbolu Esq. For Appellant
J. A. Oguche Esq., with him, Sunday Stephen Esq. and E.B. Kizito, Esq. For 1st Respondent E. A. Effiong, Esq. with him, A. B. Ahmad Esq. For 2nd RespondentMartin Milkman Esq. with him Ganki Hassan (Miss) For 3rd Respondent For Respondent
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