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ONOCHE
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ELUMELU & ORS

(2014) JELR 34197 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Feb 2014 Nigeria
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- The appellant, having participated and lost in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency, sought reliefs at the Federal High Court challenging the conduct of the primaries and allegi

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Suit Number:CA/A/340/2012
Judges:AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OFR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABUBAKAR DATTI YAHAYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH TINE TUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:F. D. Esume For Appellant P. I. N. Ikwueto SAN, with Mrs. Ogo Tim-Menakaya, I. G. Ogugua Esq., and C. K. Alabi for the 1st respondent.Chief Olusola Oke for the 2nd respondent with O. K. Akuyibo and S. G. Ikuesan.E. S. Gimba for the 3rd respondent For Respondent

AMIRU SANUSI OFR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division (the lower court) delivered on the 16th June, 2011 by A. Abdu-Kafarati J., wherein the lower court struck out the suit filed before it after upholding the preliminary Objection filed by the first respondent. The Appellant herein, was plaintiff at the lower court who took a writ of summons against the present three respondents as defendants thereat.

The brief facts of the case as gleaned from the record are that the Plaintiff and first defendant (now appellant) and 1st Respondent respectively along with five other persons participated in primary election conducted by the second defendant (PDP) (now 2nd Respondent) on 7/1/2011 to nominate its candidate to contest election on its ticket for membership of House of representatives for Anocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State in the April 2011 general election.

After the conduct of the said elect…

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