PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st Petitioner (hereinafter referred to as the 1st appellant was a candidate for the bye-election into the Ondo state House of Assembly. He contested under the umbrella of the Alliance for Democracy, the 2nd Petitioner (hereinafter referred to as the 2nd appellant on the 26th of November 2005 in Akoko North West Local Government Constituency I. The 1st respondent who also contested the same election under the cover of the People's Democratic Party, the 2nd respondent was returned as the winner by the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) having, according to INEC, scored 5210 votes as against the votes of 1st Petitioner put at 3460 votes. Other contestants in the said bye election were L.O. Oyewole under NDP; he was said to have scored 9 (nine) votes; while Oloruntoba A.O. who contested under A.A. scored 79 (seventy-nine) votes. Dissatisfied with the result of the election, the appellant challenged the el…
OLANIPEKUN & ANOR.
V.
MAITO & ORS.
(2006) JELR 46264 (CA)
Court of Appeal 19 Oct 2006 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant, as candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, contested and lost the Ondo State House of Assembly bye-election for Akoko North West Constituency I. INEC declared the 1st respondent (PDP candidate) the winner with 5,210 votes
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/B/149/06
Judges:PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
UWANI MUSA ABBA-AJI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Dr. Tunji Abayomi (with him Miss Bola Odein) For Appellant
Mr. Aderemi Olatubora (with him Mr. Tunde Afere)Mrs. F.I. Saseyi For Respondent
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