HON. JUSTICE SOTONYE DENTON-WEST, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Ado-Ekiti delivered on the 14th April, 2007. The House of Assembly Election was conducted by the 3rd to the 11th Respondents for Oye Constituency 1 of Ekiti State. The Tribunal on the 30th day of July, 2008 delivered its judgment in favour of the Respondent. The case of the Appellant is that, on the 14th of April, 2007, elections were held in Ekiti State into the Ekiti State House of Assembly. At the said election, the 1st Appellant and the 1st Respondent were candidates of the Action Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party respectively. At the conclusion of the election, the 2nd Respondent was declared the winner with 17,145 votes while the 1st Appellant scored 4,447 votes. The Appellants dissatisfied with the judgment of the Election Tribunal filed this appeal and raised six issues for dete…
OJO & ANOR.
V.
AYODELE & ORS.
(2009) JELR 33183 (CA)
Court of Appeal 19 Jan 2009 Nigeria
Case
Citing Cases 3
BriefBot Summary
- This is an appeal from a judgment of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal. - The case involves a House of Assembly Election in Ekiti State. - The Appellants are dissatisfied with the judgment of the Election
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/IL/EPT/HA/19/2008
Judges:OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
SOTONYE DENTON-WEST Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:R. Balogun Esq;A. Umar Esq For Appellant
Oluwasina Ogungbade EsqOgungbade Esq., For Respondent
There's more. Sign in to continue reading.
judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 77,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.