Judgment

CHIEF EMMANUEL OSITA OKEREKE Appellant And 1. ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA 2. DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN 3. CHIEF RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER 4. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ADAMAWA STATE. 5. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, AKWA IBOM STATE. 6. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE. 7. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, BAYELSA STATE. 8. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, BENUE STATE. 9. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, CROSS RIVER STATE. 10. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, DELTA STATE 11. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, EBONYI STATE. 12. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, EDO STATE. 13. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, EKITI STATE. 14. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ENUGU STATE. 15. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, GOMBE STATE 16. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, IMO STATE. 17. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, JIGAWA STATE 18. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, KADUNA STATE 19. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, KATSINA STATE 20. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, KEBBI STATE. 21. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, KOGI STATE. 22. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, KWARA STATE. 23. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, NASARAWA STATE. 24. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, NIGER STATE. 25. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, OGUN STATE. 26. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ONDO STATE. 27. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, OSUN STATE. 28. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, OYO STATE. 29. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, PLATEAU STATE. 30. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, RIVERS STATE. 31. RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, SOKOTO STATE. 32 RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, TARABA STATE. 33 RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, YOBE STATE. 34 RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ZAMFARA STATE. 35 INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) Respondents

Court
Supreme Court of Nigeria
Division
Abuja
Date
09/05/2008

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. The Court held that the lower court had jurisdiction to entertain the preliminary objection as issues of jurisdiction can be raised at any stage of proceedings. The Court further found that the petition was incompetent for non-compliance with the…

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