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Ombugadu V. Sule (2019) CLR 12(a) (SC)

Judgement delivered on December 18th, 2019

Brief

  • Further particulars in Election petition - Power to order
  • Further particulars in Election petition - Time to apply therefor
  • Paragraph 5(a) of the 1st Schedule Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 5(b) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 5(c) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17 of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17(1) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17(2) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17(3) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17(4) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)
  • Paragraph 17(5) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended)

Facts

The appellants were the defendants in the High Court of Lagos State and the respondents the plaintiffs to 13 the suit claiming:This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, Coram: R.C. Agbo, O.O. Daniel-Kalio, T.Y. Hassan, E. Tobi, M.B. Idris, JJCA delivered on the 12th of November, 2019upholding the decision of the trial Nasarawa State Government Election Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State delivered on 21st September, 2019.

Facts: The election into the office of the Governorship of Nasarawa State was conducted by the 3rd respondent on 9th March 2019 at the end of which the 1st respondent, Audu Alhaji Sule sponsored by the 2nd respondent - All Progressives Congress - emerged as the winner and was duly declared/returned elected Governor of Nasarawa State by the 3rd respondent having polled 327,229 votes representing the majority of lawful votes cast at the election and having satisfied the requirements of the Constitution, the Electoral Act and other prescribed requirements.

The appellants, being dissatisfied with the return of the 1strespondent filed at the Governorship Election Tribunal Holden at Lafia, Nasarawa State, the petition which culminated in this appeal.

Issues

Whether the Court of Appeal was right in affirming the judgment of the Election...

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