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(2017) JELR 37991 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Jun 2017 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Sokoto State in which the court struck out the suit of the appellant on grounds that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action. - The appellant was dissatisfied with the manner

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Suit Number:CA/S/41/2016
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Ibrahim Abdullahi, Esq. For Appellant Hon. Sulaiman Usman, Hon. Attorney General Sokoto State For Respondent

FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Sokoto State in Suit No. SS/OS/01/2016 in which the Court delivered its judgment on the 30-3-2016, striking out the suit of the Appellant on grounds that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action. See pages 108-109 of the records. The Appellants suit at the Court below had been a fall out of the Appellants dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Respondent had organized and conducted the Local Government Council Elections in Sokoto State on the 12-3-2016.

The Appellant as Plaintiff at the Court below filed his Originating Summons on the 24-2-2016 brought pursuant to Order 3 Rules 5 and 8 (1) of the Sokoto State High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2015 against the Respondent as Defendant. See pages 1-46 of the records.

The questions and/or the issues earmarked for the Courts determination on account of the Originating Summons are as follows:

1. Whether the Defendant…

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