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The 1st Appellant and 1st Respondent were candidates at the 28th March, 2015 House of Representatives Election wherein the latter was declared returned as the validly elected as member representing Kosofe Federal Constituency. Dissatisfied with the return, the 1st Appellant filed a petition challenging the return of the 1st Respondent on the ground that the 1st Respondent was at the time of the election not qualified to contest...
The Appellants instituted a suit against the Respondent in the High Court claiming damages for losses suffered by them due to the collapse of the Respondent’s building on their property...
At the conclusion of the election, the 5th Respondent was declared the winner having scored the highest vote while the Appellant came second. The 1st Appellant being dissatisfied with the return of the 5th Respondent presented a petition to the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal challenging his return...