YAHAYA
V.
SARAKI

(2011) JELR 57624 (CA)

Court of Appeal · EPT/CA/IL/SEN/8/2011 · 15 Dec 2011 · Nigeria

CORAM

TIJJANI ABDULLAHI JCA (Presided) IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE JCA (Read the Lead Judgment) ITA GEORGE MBABA JCA

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honourable court

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learned judges of the tribunal

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bythe independent national electoral commission

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close of the respective cases

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decision of the tribunal

following grounds

highest number of lawful votes

honourable justices bitrus g. sanga

kwara state

lead judgment

local governments

lot of other civil allegations

manipulation of election results

national assembly election

nature of burden of proof

opinion of the learned counsel

original notice of appeal

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provision of the electoral act

reason of substantial non-compliance

respective counsel

return of the 1st respondent

rules of this honourable court

statesassembly election petition tribunal

total number of grounds of appeal

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AGUBE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The National Assembly Election wasconducted on 9 April 2011 bythe Independent National Electoral Commission in Kwara State. Among other candidates who contested the election into the Kwara Central Senatorial District of Kwara State, were Dr. Oloriegbe Ibrahim Yahaya under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki who was sponsored by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

At the conclusion of the exercise, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was on Sunday, 10April 2011, returned and declared as the winner having polled a total of seventy-eight thousand, seven hundred and ninety-nine (78,799) votes. Dr. Oloriegbe Ibrahim Yahaya came second with a total of fifty- three thousand, and fifty-eight (53,058) votes. Dissatisfied by the declaration and return of Dr. Saraki, Dr. Yahaya headed to the National and StatesAssembly Election Petition Tribunal, Kwara State Holden at Ilorin, coram: Honourable Justices Bitrus G.…

YAHAYA V. SARAKI

YAHAYA
V.
SARAKI