TIJJANI ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that dismissed the petition of the Petitioner, challenging the return of the 4th Respondent as the winner of the election to the Rivers State House of Assembly for Gokana Local Government Area/Constituency held on the 14th of April, 2007.
The Appellants were the Petitioners while the present Respondents were the Respondents in the said Tribunal. The judgment appealed against was delivered on the 9th July, 2008.
The facts of the case that gave rise to this appeal are that: The 1st Respondent and the 4th Respondent were candidates for the 14th day of April, 2007 elections conducted for all the State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria. One of the constituencies for which this election was held was Gokana Local Government Area Constituency in Rivers State.
The 1st Appellant and the 4th Resp…