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SURAJUDEEN
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PDP & ORS

(2022) JELR 110935 (CA)

Court of Appeal 5 Dec 2022 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/IB/417/2022
Judges:Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein JCA Yargata Byenchit Nimpar JCA Folasade Ayodeji Ojo JCA
Counsel:Deji Enisenyin, Esq. with him, Saheed Uthman, Esq. for the Appellant; Dr. Oladimeji Hassan Balogun for the 5th respondent.

MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In Suit No: FHC/AB/CS/78/2022, commenced by way of an amended originating summons in the Federal High Court, holden at Abeokuta, Ogun State the appellant, who was the plaintiff asked the trial Court to determine the following questions:

“1. Whether upon a proper construction of the provisions of Article 15 (2) (c) and Article 25(5) (a) and (b) of the Constitution of the 1st defendant (as amended in 2017), Article 1 (b) (i) of Part I (page 5) and Article 4 (xii) of part II (Page 9) of the Electoral Guidelines for Primary Elections of 7th March, 2022 of the 1st defendant as well as Section 84(5) (a) – (c) and (8) of the Electoral Act 2022, a person who was not duly elected at the Wards’ Congresses (for Wards 8 to 15) of the 1st defendant can be presented by the 1st defendant as an Ad hoc delegate? 

2. Whether the 1st -4th defendants would be allowed to violate Article 15 (2) (e) and Article 25 (5) (a) and (b) of its…

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