OKON EFRETI ABANG, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal Plateau State delivered on 12/9/2023 allowing the petition of the 1st and 2nd Respondents nullifying the election and return of the 4th Respondent who was the candidate of the Appellant. The Judgment of the Tribunal is at pages 581-674 of the record. The Notice of Appeal against the said Judgment is at pages 675 -693 of the record.
The 3rd Respondent conducted election on 25/2/2023 for the office of member House of Representatives for Jos South/ Jos East Federal Constituency. The Appellant sponsored the 4th Respondent that contested the election and was returned by the 3rd Respondent as duly elected having scored majority of lawful votes at the election to wit 95,637 votes against the 1st Respondent who scored 36,270 votes thereby winning the 1st Respondent with a margin of 59,367 votes.
Dissatisfied with the return of the 4th…