ORAEGBUNAM
V.
CHUKWUKA & ORS.

(2009) JELR 39731 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/E/EPT/42/2008 · 23 Jun 2009 · Nigeria

CORAM

AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

petitioner

evidence

learned counsel

evidence act

witnesses

honourable tribunal

respondents

provisions of section

polling units

electoral act

particulars of error

5th respondents

1st respondent

evidence of the petitioner

strange names

makeshift register

anambra state

make-shift register

said election

said statements

4th respondents

amendments of the practice direction

briefs of argument

catalogue of alleged violations of the provisions

denial of the right of the respondents

duration of the alleged display of the voters

full blown trial

full names

house of assembly seat of njikoka constituency

intention of the practice direction

legislative houses election tribunal no.

main grouse of the petitioner

officials of the 5th respondent inec

protection of the use of pseudonyms

result forms

return of the 1st respondent

rules of this court

said petition

said tribunal

see buhari

see fcda

submission of the learned counsel

such votes

voters list

witness statements of the respondents

AMIRU SANUSI, J.C.A., (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Assembly,Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal No. II of Anambra State sitting at Awka, (simply referred to as "the Tribunal") delivered on the 22nd of February, 2008. At the said tribunal, the appellant herein, filed a petition on 11th May 2007 dated 10th May 2007 against the respondents. In the said petition, the appellant as petitioner claimed that he had contested the election held on 14th April 2007 in to the House of Assembly seat of Njikoka Constituency II of Anambra State on the platform of Action Congress party.

In the petition at the tribunal, the petitioner challenged the declaration and return of the 1st respondent who contested the said election with him on the same seal but on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 2nd, 3rd and 4th respondents were officials of the 5th respondent INEC which is the official body authorized by the …

ORAEGBUNAM V. CHUKWUKA & ORS.

ORAEGBUNAM
V.
CHUKWUKA & ORS.