SAMBO & ANOR.
V.
ALIERO & ORS.

(2009) JELR 40020 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/S/EP/SN/5/09 (CON) · 7 Oct 2009 · Nigeria

CORAM

MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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1st respondent

2nd respondents

senior counsel

appeal no. ca

petitions

3rd respondent

academic issue

2nd petitioner

all nigeria peoples party

provisions of the electoral act

1st appellant

constitution of the federal republic of nigeria

court of appeal rules

court practice directions

decision of the tribunal

no. kb

return of mohammed adamu aliero

said senate seat

time of the election

appearance file

candidate of the 2nd respondent

case of b. a alegbe speaker

consent of counsel

end of the election

gross abuse of the tribunal

independent national electoral commission

inherent jurisdiction of this court urges

intendment of section

kebbi central senatorial district seat

kebbi state national assembly

ladipo vs oduyoye

learned counsel

learned justices of the tribunal

legislative houses election petition tribunal

mandatory provisions of the electoral act

musa ibrahim of counsel

notice of appeal

notices of appeal

ogoejeofo vs ogoejeofo

overwhelming support

preliminary objections

respective candidates of the democratic people

separate petitions

support of their common grounds

supreme court decisions

MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Two petitions, KB/EPT/SEN/2/2007 and KB/EPT/SEN/7/2007 were presented before the Kebbi State National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Birnin Kebbi challenging the return of Mohammed Adamu Aliero who had been fielded by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the election for the Kebbi Central Senatorial District seat held on 21st April 2007. The Petitioners alleged inter alia that Mohammed Adamu Aliero who at the end of the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was declared and returned the winner of the election, was not qualified to contest the election. Aggrieved by the declaration and return, Aliyu Bello Mohammed and Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bunu, the - respective candidates of the Democratic People's Party (DPP) and the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the very election, challenged the declaration and return in their separ…

SAMBO & ANOR. V. ALIERO & ORS.

SAMBO & ANOR.
V.
ALIERO & ORS.