SANUSI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): At the end of the Governorship and Legislative Houses election held nationwide on the 9th of January, 1999 the 1st and 6th respondents were returned by the 2nd and 4th respondents as Governor and Deputy Governor of Taraba State respectively. Both of them contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (P.D.P). The 6th appellant aggrieved by the return of the 6th and 1st respondents as Governor elect and Deputy Governor elect, the petitioner filed a petition on 22nd January, 1999 before the Taraba State Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal challenging such return on the ground that he was the running mate of the 6th respondent (i.e. Deputy Governorship candidate) at the said election. It is apt to say that the appellant petitioner in filing his petition gave his address of service within 5km radius in Jalingo but failed to mention the occupier. The 1st and 6th respondents filed their joint reply on 20…
WAZIRI
V.
DANBOYI & ORS
(1999) JELR 43611 (CA)
Court of Appeal 12 Mar 1999 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/J/48/99
Judges:JOSEPH JEREMIAH UMOREN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ISA ABUBAKAR MANGAJI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:G. Ofodile SAN;J.O. Chigbo, Esq.) For Appellant
B.M. Isah, Esq. (SG/DG), Ministry of Justice, Taraba State;J. D. Yakubu, Esq.A.T. Sam Tsokwa, Esq For Respondent
Other Citations:Waziri v. Danboyi (1999) 4 NWLR (Pt. 598)
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