SALAMI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an election petition filed by the petitioners against the return of the first respondent in the 19th April, 2003 presidential election. The petition originally contained 19 paragraphs. It was eventually reduced to 16 paragraphs owing to various applications, preliminary objections and appeals to the Supreme Court. After filing the petition, the petitioners sought for, within the time to present petition rather than file another, amendment of the petition including joinder of Corporate Nigeria, a company limited by guarantee as the 54th respondent to the petition. The court in its ruling delivered on 5th day of June, 2003 granted some of the reliefs sought and refused others on the account that they offended section 132 of the Electoral Act and paragraph 14(2) of the Schedule to the Electoral Act as it would, if granted, have had the effect of extending time within which to present the petition in respect of those fresh facts. The pe…
YUSUF
V.
OBASANJO.
(2005) JELR 57557 (CA)
Court of Appeal 27 Oct 2005 Nigeria
Case
Key Passages 12
Citing Cases 62
BriefBot Summary
- The case is an election petition against the return of the first respondent in the presidential election. - The petition went through various applications, objections, and appeals, resulting in amendments to the petition. - The court rule
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/A/EP/1/2003
Judges:ISA AYO SALAMI JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI JCA ISTIFANUS THOMAS JCA NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JCA STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JCA
Counsel:A. J. Owonikoko (with him, Felix Eki) - for the Petitioners .
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A. Adenipekun SAN - for the 1st Respondent .
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Roland Otaru (with him, Chief V. O. Awomolo, Musitiu Olawale, and Confidence Nnena Ugzoho) - for the 2nd Respondent .
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Nella Andem-Ewa (Mrs.) (with her, Lionel O. Garrick Esq.) - for the 35th and 36th Respondents .
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Sir A. O. Eghobamien SAN -
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A for the 38th - 53rd Respondents .
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