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OTTI & ANOR
V.
OGAH & ORS

(2017) JELR 38252 (SC)

Supreme Court 27 Jan 2017 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.718/2016(R)
Judges:IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Yusuf Ali, SAN with him, P.A N. lkwueto (SAN), Yakub Dauda, Esq., C. I Ndukwe, Esq., Luther K. Onyemkpa, Esq., Alex Akoja, Esq., O. D.Soyebo, Esq., C.D. Ezeh, Esq., Patricia lkpegbu (Mrs.), K.O. Lawal, Precious Kalu, Esq. and Safinat Lamidi (Miss) For Appellant Dr. Alex A. Izinyon, SAN with him, O. J. Nnadi (SAN), Max Ozoaka, Esq., B.K. Abu, Esq., K.O. Omoruan, Esq., H. Abdurahman (Mrs.), E. Oghojafor, Esq., Chijioke Udeogu, Esq., L.O. Fagbemi Esq. and C.U. Adah (Miss) for the 1st Respondent.Dr. Onyechi lkpeazu OON, SAN with him, Dr. Paul Ananaba (SAN), Prof. Ernest Ojukwu (SAN), Henry Balogun, S. N. Mbanezue, Esq., Emeka Eze, Esq., Nwachukwu lbegun, Esq., Godswill D. Nwani, Esq., Obinna Onya, Esq., Julius Mba, Esq., Nwamaka Ofoegbu (Miss), Oluchi Elendu (Miss), S.T. Moses Ogbonna, Esq., D.D. Nkume and Uche lhemanma for the 2nd RespondentChief Wole Olanipekun SAN for the 3rd Respondent with Chief Kanu Agabi SAN, S. F. Hon SAN and J U. K. Igwe SAN. For Respondent

CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The facts are relevant to this application.

The 1st and 3rd Respondents are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, the 2nd Respondent herein, while the 1st Applicant is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the 2nd Applicant herein.

The 1st and 3rd Respondents as members of the 2nd Respondent therefore participated in the 2nd Respondents Governorship Primary Election for Abia State on 8th December, 2014 wherein the 2nd Respondent returned the 3rd Respondent as the winner of the said Abia State Governorship Primary Election while the 1st Respondent came second in the said primary election.

Dissatisfied with the declaration of the 3rd respondent as the winner of the 2nd Respondents Governorship Primary Election and upon the 1st respondent becoming aware that the 3rd respondent breached the 2nd respondents Electoral Guidelines for 2014 and Section 31 (2), (5) and (6) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the 1st respon…

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