Following the 21st April, 2007 presidential election which returned the 1st Respondent as the elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Appellant filed their petition challenging the said election on the 21st May, 2007 vide a 51 paragraph petition asking the Court of Appeal to invalidate the said election the Court of Appeal on 26th February, 2008 dismissed the petition. This appeal is against that dismissal.

The presidential election was held on the 21st day of April, 2007 to fill the offices of the President and Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The election, which was held nation-wide by the 4th respondent, was contested by candidates from 25 political parties. The 1st and 2nd appellants contested as candidates of the Action Congress (AC). The 1st and 2nd respondents contested the election as candidates of the 3rd Respondent - People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The Chief Returning Officer of the 4th Respondent returned the 1st and 2nd respondents as duly elected President and Vice-President respectively of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As I have already indicated, the appellants filed a petition at the Court of Appeal on the 21st day of May 2007 challenging the return. The petition was dismissed.