MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal (panel 2) holden at Ikeja, Lagos State, delivered on Monday the 27th day of July 2015, where at it dismissed the petition No. NA/LEGH/EPT/L/15/15 of the petitioners/Appellants' on the ground that the petitioners' application for the issuance of a pre-hearing Notice Form TF007 was invalid for non compliance with paragraph 18 (1) of the First schedule to the Electoral Act (2010) as amended. Precusorily, it needs to be stated that at the conduct of the election to the membership of the senate of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria conducted on the 28th March, 2015, by the 3rd Respondent, the first Appellant was the candidate sponsored by the 2nd appellant (the People's Democratic Party i.e. (PDP) and contested against other candidates inclusive of the 1st Respondent, the candidate of the AL…
SALIS & ANOR
V.
ASHAFA & ORS
(2015) JELR 40455 (CA)
Court of Appeal 10 Sep 2015 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appeal arose from the National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal’s dismissal of the petition challenging the return of the 1st Respondent (APC candidate) as elected Senator for Lagos East, on the grounds that the
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/L/EP/SN/799/15
Judges:ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDULKADIR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
SAIDU TANKO HUSSAINI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Samson Ozah Esq (with Mariam Momoh, Esq. and Oladayo Ogungbe Esq) for the 1st and 2nd Appellants For Appellant
Adebowale Kamaru, Esq. with Ogunyemi, Esq C. Enebeli, Esq Tokunbo Davies, Esq Tamimo Anjorin Esq, Olayinka Babafemi Esq, for the 1st Respondent.R. A. O. Adegoke Esq, (with Omotayo Olatunosun Esq. and Oluwatomiwa Ogubdipe (Miss) for the 2nd Respondent.Oluwaseun Olusiyi (Miss) for the 3rd Respondent. For Respondent
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