MUHAMMAD JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower court, delivered on 8 November 2013. The appellants had appealed to the court as interested parties against the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial court’), in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/199/2011 . The brief and undisputed facts that brought about the appeal are herein under supplied. The 1st - 17th respondents were the plaintiffs at the trial court, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (P.D.P.) being the lst and 2nd defendants respectively. By their originating summons filed on 14 February 2011, asfurther amended, the plaintiffs sought in the trial court, the determination of the following three questions: “i. Whether having regard to the Constitution of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and her electoral guidelines, it is …
OKADIGBO
V.
CHIDI
(2015) JELR 56440 (SC)
Supreme Court 27 Mar 2015 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC./713/2013
Judges:WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC (Presided) SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC
Counsel:Paul Erokoro SAN (with him, A.C. Ozioko Esq., Michael Ajara Esq. and Bright Odia Esq., - for the Appellants.
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Ikechukwu Ezechukwu (SAN) (with him, Emezie Ndeokwelu and B
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Francis Nnaba - for the 1st and 8th Respondents.
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G. C. Igbokwe - for the 9th - 10th Respondents.
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Chief A. T. Udechukwu (with him, Nwafor Emaka) - for the 11th -
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14th Respondents.
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Ifeanyi M. Nrialike [with him, Nkiru Ofodile (Miss) and Chetachukwu C
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Ezechigbo (Miss)] - for the 15th - 17th Respondents.
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S. O. Ibrahim - for the 18th Respondent .
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A. O. Ajana - for the 19th Respondent.
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