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AKINOLA & ORS

(2018) JELR 39505 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Mar 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/316A/2016
Judges:MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HAMMA AKAWU BARKA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Alex Ejesieme Esq. (with him Melvin Oputa Esq.) For Appellant 1st respondent is unrepresented.Mrs. Wendy Kuku for 2nd respondent.Tobechukwu Nweke Esq., with him Nkemakonam Obiesie Esq., for 3rd respondent. For Respondent

BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 3rd day of May 2016, A.R. Mohammed J. of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, delivered judgment in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/188/2015 upholding the claims of the 1st Respondent as Plaintiff, to the effect that he, 1st respondent, won the 29/11/2014 primary election of appellant, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which held at Saint Peters Catholic Church Hall, Odo-Irele in Ondo State for the Ondo State House Assembly and should have had his name forwarded to the 2nd respondent (National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC), as appellants (PDP) candidate, instead of 3rd respondent whose name was forwarded by appellant.

First respondent commenced his action with an Originating Summons dated 02/03/2015 but filed on 03/03/2015 seeking determination of the following questions:

1. Whether the Plaintiff having won the 2nd defendants indirect primaries conducted by the 2nd Defendants duly accredi…

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