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VALENTINE & ANOR
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INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & ORS

(2022) JELR 111382 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Feb 2022 Nigeria
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- The appellants challenged the qualification of the 3rd and 4th respondents (nominated by APGA) to contest the Anambra State Governorship and Deputy Governorship election, alleging that their INEC Form EC9 affidavits indicated they were se

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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/18/2022
Judges:STEPHEN JONAH ADAH JCA E.O. WILLIAMS-DAWODU JCA DANLAMI Z. SENCHI JCA
Counsel:A.O. ljeri Esq., with: E.K. Okoko Esq., for the Appellants/Cross Respondents; I.S. Mohammed Esq., for the 1st Respondent; Dr. Onyechi lkpeazu, SAN, and P.l.N. lkweto, SAN, with: T. Nweke Esq., for the 2nd and 3rd Respondents; C.I. Mbaeri Esq., with E.K. Anwu Esq., for the 4th Respondent/Cross Appellant.
Location:Abuja

STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, coram: Taiwo O. Taiwo, J. delivered on 1st day of December, 2021.

The appellants were the plaintiffs while the respondents were the Defendants at tile trial court.

From the record before us, this matter, was instituted by the Originating Summons. The Originating Summons was framed to answer and consider some question and reliefs couched as follows:

1. WHETHER by the combined legal effect of the provisions of Sections 6(6), 36, 176(1), 178(4), 186, 187(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and First Schedule (Part 1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Section 31 (1), (2), (5) and (6) of the 2010 Electoral Act (as amended) together with the 3rd Defendant's declaration on oath in PART A of his 2021 INEC Form EC - 9- Affidavit in support of Personal Particulars dated 1st July, 2021, the 3rd Defendant who se…

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