CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondent herein is the Peoples Democratic Party, (hereinafter referred to as the PDP a co-petitioner, now co-respondent with Oyeoma Ugochukwu and Hon. Chinwendu Nwanganga (Governorship candidate and running mate for the PDP) who took out separate election petitions against the results declared by the 4th respondent herein. The petitions were identified as ABS/GOV/EPT/4/2007 for the candidates and ABS/GOV/EPT/9/2007 for the present respondent and were consolidated upon the order of the tribunal below as evidenced at page 2207 of the printed record.
The Abia State Governorship elections took place on the 14th of April, 2007 and in the results that were declared INEC announced the 1st and 2nd appellants' as winners of the said election as Governor and Deputy Governor of Abia State respectively.
Against such a declaration, the 1st respondent (as petitioner) filed a petition which same was allowed on the 25th February, 20…