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NWOGA
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BENJAMIN & ORS.

(2008) JELR 47020 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 May 2008 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/PH/EPT/548/2007
Judges:SULEIMAN GALADIMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TIJJANI ABDULLAHI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Emeka O. Nwagwu Esq; For Appellant N.A. NNAWUCHI Esq; C.U. EKOMARU Esq: For Respondent

SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the 1st Respondent (now the "Appellant") against the decision of the Governorship and Legislative House Election Tribunal holden at Owerri in Imo State of Nigeria delivered on 31/10/2007 declaring that the 1st Respondent, the candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) herein scored the majority of lawful votes cast at the election of 14/4/2007. Hence, he was declared the member representing AHIAZU MBAISE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CONSTITUENCY.

Dissatisfied with this decision the Appellant brought this Notice of appeal containing THREE GROUNDS of appeal. The grounds of Appeal shorn of their particulars are as follows:

"GROUND ONE

ERROR IN LAW:

The Honourable Election Petition Tribunal erred in law then the Tribunal held as follows:-

"Relying on Exhibit 10, our conclusion is that the genuine result for Eke Amuzi polling station is the cancelled result for that unit.

GROUND TWO

ERROR IN LAW

The Honoura…

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