UMEZULIKE
V.
OLISA & ORS

(1999) JELR 43829 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/PH/EP/85/99 · 23 Mar 1999 · Nigeria
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Other Citations

Umezulike v. Olisah (1999) 6 NWLR (Pt. 607) 376

CORAM

SYLVANUS ADIEWERE NSOFOR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MICHAEL EYARUOMA AKPIROROH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABOYI JOHN IKONGBEH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellant

tribunal

petitioner

election

votes

1st respondent

bye-election

determination

results

trial tribunal

winner of the election

evidence

majority of lawful votes

appeal

exhibit p7

issue

wards j13

first respondent

grounds of appeal

local government

return of the appellant

said election

appellant abandoned ground

close comparison

corrupt practices

councilor elect of ubulu ward

due regards

final lawful score

forms ec8b

grounds

grounds of appeals

judgment of the local government election tribunal petition owerri

leading judgment

meticulous scrutiny

michael eyaruoma akpiroroh

mrs philomena umezulike

much reliance

only order

peoples democratic party

peoples party

platform of united peoples party

polling station j13

polling stations

respondent e.c. olisa

results form forms eca8

results of the local government election tribunal

return of the 1st respondent

simple mathematical calculation

virtue of section

wards j.13

MICHAEL EYARUOMA AKPIROROH, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Local Government Election Tribunal Petition Owerri delivered on 15/2/99"

The Appellant, Mrs Philomena Umezulike, the Respondent E.C. Olisa and Mr. K.I.D. Odenigbo contested the election for the post of Councilor in Ubu Ward of Oru Local Government Council in Imo State under the platform of United Peoples Party (APP) All Peoples Party (APP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively.

At the end of the polls, the Petitioner/Appellant scored 1148 votes, the respondent scored 3941 votes while Odenigbo scored 297 votes. The first respondent was therefore declared the winner of the election.

The appellant was dissatisfied with the results declared and filed this petition challenging the results of the Local Government Election Tribunal sitting at owerri.

On three grounds:-

(1) that the said election was voted voided by corrupt Practices under the relevant Decree.

(ii) th…

UMEZULIKE V. OLISA & ORS

UMEZULIKE
V.
OLISA & ORS