OKORO JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal A against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, delivered on 6 February 2015. In it, the lower court allowed the appeal of the 1st respondent herein from the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by E. S. Chukwu J., delivered on 15 December 2014. In order to appreciate the issues thrown up for the determination of this appeal, an understanding of the complicated facts of this case is sine qua non. I shall, as much as practicable, summarize the facts as can be gleaned from the three volumes of the records of appeal.
The Anambra State Executive Committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP, for short), led by the 1st appellant was elected into office on 7 March 2012 at the state congress election convened for that purpose. The election was duly monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The said Commission later wrote exhibit found on pages 33 - 34 of Volume 1 of t…