ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Federal High Court, Jos, on December 16th, 2016, by Hon. Justice D. v. Agishi, in its Judgment in Suit No. FHC/J/CS/6/2016 dismissed the Appellants Originating Summons filed on February 11th 2016 as lacking merit.
The facts which culminated in the instant appeal, briefly, as contained in the printed Record before this Court, are as follows:
The Appellants candidate, one Mr. Vincent Venman Bulus, was declared as the winner and returned as the elected member to represent Langtang South Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly general elections conducted on April 15th 2015 by the Respondent. Not agreeing with the result, one Mr. Jackson Ponzi Danladi of the All Progressives Peoples Congress (APC), together with the Party, APC, petitioned and challenged the said result before the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal, Jos, Plateau State. The Appellant, Respondent to the petition …