ADEKEYE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellant - Cosmas Ndiwe Ogu contested the 2003 Senatorial election on the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). He lost the election to the 1st respondent - Ike Ekweremadu who contested the election, sponsored by the People’s Democratic Party. The appellant and the 1st respondent were among six contestants who vied for the election into the Enugu West Senatorial District in the National Assembly Election held throughout the country on the 12th of April 2003. The 1st respondent scored 237,141 votes as against the appellant who scored 5,607 votes according to the official results declared by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appellant contested the result by filing an election petition against the 1st respondent, Ike Ekweremadu, the 2nd respondent, People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria and the 3rd -539th respondents INEC and its officials. He challenged the conduct of the election and the return of th…
OGU
V.
EKWEREMADU
(2004) JELR 54263 (CA)
Court of Appeal 2 Nov 2004 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/E/EPT/30/2004
Judges:SULEIMAN GALADIMA JCA (Presided) OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE JCA (Read the Lead Judgment) JA'AFARU MIKA'ILU JCA
Counsel:Anya Ibekwe, Esq. (with him, S. I. Nnamani) - for the Appellant.
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Dr. J. O. Ibik SAN - for the 1st Respondent. A
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J. H. C. Okolo SAN (with him, Peter Eze) - for the 2nd - 539th Respondents.
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