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TEJUMADE & ANOR
V.
OLANREWAJU & ORS

(2015) JELR 40380 (CA)

Court of Appeal 16 Dec 2015 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/L/EP/HA/1159/15
Judges:AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Mrs. Munirat Folasade TinubuAdeniyi Pokanu, Esq.Elias Adadi, Esq.A. O. Aliyu, Esq. For Appellant A. O. Adegoke, Esq.Lanre Baruwa Esq.Ayotunde Ogunleye Esq.Azeez Bakare Esq. (1st and 2nd respondents) For Respondent

AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is one of the Appeals against the decision of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, Lagos State. The 1st Appellant challenged the election of the 1st Respondent, who was declared by the 3rd Respondent, as having won the election to the State House of Assembly representing Ojo Local Government Constituency 2. The results of the election, as declared by the 3rd Respondent, showed that the 1st Respondent, who was sponsored by APC, got a total of 10,121 votes, while the 1st Appellant of PDP got a total of 7,631 votes. The Appellants challenged the outcome of the election on two Grounds -

1. That a person whose election is questioned (i.e. 1st Respondent) was, at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the election. S. 139(1)(a) of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended)

2. That the State House of Assembly Election held on 11/4/2015 as affect the Ojo Local Government Constituency…

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