KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Port Harcourt delivered on 13th August 2007 refusing to set: aside its ruling delivered on 18th July, 2007 dismissing the petitioner's petition.
On 14th April 2007 elections were conducted to the office of Governor of Rivers State. The appellant herein was the sponsored candidate of the Accord Party for the election. On 16th April 2007, Celestine Ngozichim Omehia, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared duly elected by the 2nd respondent. The appellants were dissatisfied with the return of Celestine Omehia and consequently on 14th May, 2007 filed a petition before the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Port Harcourt (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal"). The grounds of the petition were that the 1st appellant was unlawf…