ISTIFANUS THOMAS, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, Abeokuta, Ogun State, delivered on 30/07/2007 wherein the Tribunal dismissed the Appellant's Petition as having been abandoned pursuant to Paragraph 3(4) of the Election Tribunal and Court Practice Direction No.2 of 2007.
The Appellant was the candidate of his political party, ANPP under whose sponsorship he contested as a candidate into the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Ijebu North-East Constituency of the said Assembly. The election was conducted on 14/04/2007 and the 3rd Respondent, Olugbenga, Edwards A. was the candidate of the 15th Respondent Peoples Democratic Party and was declared the winner by the 1st, 2nd, 4th - 14th Respondents.
Being dissatisfied with the conduct and declaration of the result of the election, Appellant filed his Petition dated 11/05/07 before the Tribunal seeking that he be returned as the…