BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Makurdi Division, Coram: Abdu Dogo J, in Suit No: FHC/MKD/CS/867/2022: Pine Emmanuel Terkimbi and Ors V. Independent National Electoral Commission and Ors, delivered on 5/12/2022, in which the claims of the Appellants as Claimants against the Respondents as Defendants were struck out for being incompetent on grounds of being statute barred and for lack of locus standi.
The Appellants were dissatisfied with the said judgment and had appealed against it vide their Notice of Appeal filed on 14/12/2022 on Three Grounds of Appeal. See pages 780 - 791 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was compiled and transmitted to this Court on. The Parties filed and exchanged their briefs, which were adopted as their arguments at the hearing of this appeal on 30/1/2023. The Appellants were represented by P. N. Jooji Esq. The 2nd Respondent was represented by …