UGO
V.
INDIAMAOWEI & ORS

(1999) JELR 43831 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/PH/EP/97/99 · 27 Apr 1999 · Nigeria
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Ugo v. Indiamaowei (1999) 13 NWLR (Pt. 633) 152

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SYLVANUS ADIEWERE NSOFOR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABOYI JOHN IKONGREH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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counsel

tribunal

appellant

1st respondent

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collation centre

counting of votes

exhibits q

exhibits c7

return of the 1st respondent

7th respondents

cross examination

election petition

grounds of appeal

majority of lawful votes

said elections

above mentioned constituency

available evidence

bayelsa state house of assembly

bayelsa state house of assembly elections

bayelsa state of nigeria

benefit of some opinion evidence

best position

close of pleadings

conclusion of the election exercise

credit of a witness

credit of the witnesses

evidence of disruption

evidence of other witnesses

exhibits p

forms ec 8c

full scale trial

house of assembly election petitions tribunal

independent national electoral commission

inter alia

leading judgment

learned submission

material contradiction of fact

platform of all peoples party

respective briefs of argument

result of the elections

support of his case

support of the issue no.

totality of the evidence

unit results exhibits j

valid votes

weight of evidence

NSOFOR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision, on the 26th of March 1999, of the Governorship/House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, Bayelsa State of Nigeria, (herein after to be referred to simply as the Tribunal for short) holden in Yenagoa.

On the 30th of January, 1999, elections were conducted into the Bayelsa State House of Assembly by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a statutory body charged with conducting elections throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

The appellant (petitioner) contested the Bayelsa State House of Assembly elections for the Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency II on the platform of All Peoples Party (APP). The 1st Respondent herein was also a candidate for the Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency II at the said elections. He contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The 3rd to the 7th Respondents herein, were some officials of the INEC, (the 2nd named Respondent herein) who participat…

UGO V. INDIAMAOWEI & ORS

UGO
V.
INDIAMAOWEI & ORS