Election Petitions (568)
HELD:
"Now the Appellant heavily pontificated that the 4th Respondent did not participate fully in all stages of the election.
HELD:
"The time for presentation of an election petition is 21 days from after the date of the declaration of result of the election as stipulated in Section 285(1) of the CFRN 1999 as amended.
HELD:
"The Supreme Court remitted this appeal to this Court to rehear and determine same.
HELD:
"It is settled law that to determine whether the appeal relates to a pre-election matter, the Court would look at the claim at the trial Court.
HELD:
"Section 285(14) (a) - (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (4th Alteration Act), gave the meaning of a pre-election matter thus:
HELD:
"My lords, issue four deals squarely with the question whether or not the the judgment of the Lower Tribunal was reached in breach of the constitutionally guaranteed right to fair hearing of the Appellants?
HELD:
"...So, in the instant appeal was the Lower Tribunal wrong or right when it entertained the applications by the 1st Respondent seeking to terminate the Appellants' Petition in limine on account of lack of competence, even though made outside the pre - hearing session?
HELD:
"Unfortunately, no provision has been made in the law for pre-election matters for Local Government elections.