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Ihedioha & Anor. V. Okorocha & Ors. (2015) CLR 10 (b) (SC)

Judgement delivered on October 29th 2015

Brief

  • Meaning of the word “decision”
  • Determination of issues
  • Service of Originating processes
  • Statement by registrar of court
  • Rules of court and service of court processes – Relationship between
  • Section 22 Supreme Court Act – Nature of

Facts

The appellants’ petition the Governorship Election Tribunal in Owerri due to his dissatisfaction to the outcome of Governorship election in Imo State. However, the petition was dismissed for being abandoned by reason of non-valid application for issue of pre-trial forms in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).

An appeal was lodged to the Court of Appeal by the aggrieved appellants’ which was subsequently struck out because the Notice of appeal was fundamentally defective as it was not endorsed with the addresses for service making it incompetent.

Dissatisfied with the order of the Court of Appeal, the appellants filed three notices of appeal to the Supreme Court.

Issues

  • 1
    Whether the Court of Appeal had the competence to revisit and re...
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