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Kubor & Anor V.Dickson (2012) CLR 10(c) (SC)

Judgement delivered on October 25th, 2012

Brief

  • Action
  • Appeal
  • Electoral Matters
  • Equitably Remedy
  • Pleadings
  • Governorship Elections
  • Nomination of candidate
  • Interim Injunction
  • Computer generated evidence
  • Computer generated documents or e-documents down loaded from the internet
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Certified true copy of public document
  • Wrongfully admitted evidence
  • Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 182 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 221 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 31 of the Electoral Act, 2010
  • Section 34 of the Electoral Act, 2010
  • Section 33 of the Electoral Act, 2010
  • Section 10 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2010
  • Section 139 of the Electoral Act, 2010
  • Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011
  • Section 84(2) of the Evidence Act, 2011
  • Section 31(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010
  • Section 85 of the Evidence Act, 2011
  • Section 87(a) of the Evidence Act, 2011
  • Section 102(b) of the Evidence Act, 2011
  • Section 90(1)(c) of the Evidence Act 2011

Facts

The case, as made out supra is simply that the 1st respondent was not qualified to contest the election into the Office of Governor of Bayelsa State which was held on 11th February, 2012 because prior to and up to the date of the election there was a pending litigation in court over the question of who is/was the candidate of the 2nd respondent for the election.

Issues

  • Whether the lower court rightly affirmed the decision of the Trial Tribunal...
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