CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ibadan (hereafter referred to as the Tribunal), whose decision was delivered on the 31st day of January, 2008.
In its judgment, the Tribunal nullified the April 14th, 2007 House of Assembly Elections for Oorelope State Constituency, Oyo State and ordered a fresh election into the Oyo State House of Assembly for the seat of Oorelope State Constituency.
The appellant being dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment, appealed to this Court by a Notice of Appeal dated 18th day of February, 2008 and filed the same day. The said Notice of Appeal contained three grounds of Appeal set out on pages 441 - 444 of the record of Appeal.
The background facts are that, the Appellant was the candidate sponsored for the said April 14th, 2007 election by the Peoples Democratic Party (hereinafter referred to as PDP) into the Oy…