ANDONG ADAKE VS ADAMU AKUN

CORAM

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UTHMAN MOHAMMED JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT

I. L. KUTIGI

U. A. KALGO

S. U. ONU

M. E. OGUNDARE

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PARTIES

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ANDONG ADAKE2. BOKKOS LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FORMERLY MANGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPELLANTS

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ADAMU AKUN RESPONDENTS

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AREA(S) OF LAW

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SUMMARY OF FACTS

The 1st appellant was appointed district head in an election presided over by the secretary to the local government contrary to the Local Government Edict which provided that the secretary of the Traditional Council should preside. The appellants claimed the secretary of the local government was appointed as such without any evidence of appointment.

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HELD

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The court held that the election was a nullity.

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ISSUES

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Was the Secretary of the Mangu Local Government who presided over the election of the 1st Appellant duly designated under section 75(3) by the Traditional Council to carry out the duties of the Secretary to the Council?

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RATIONES DECIDENDI

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CASES CITED

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Oladejo Ajuwon V. Falele Akanni & Ors (1993) 9 N.W.L.R. 182 at 200;|Mugnusson V. Koiki & Ors (1993) 9 N.W.L.R. 287

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STATUTES REFERRED TO

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The Local Government Edict of Plateau State 1976|

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