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• SENATOR OLUFEMI LANLEHIN V. RILWAN ADESOJI AKANBI (2016)→

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  Court of Appeal (Ibadan Division)

  Judgment date

  7 August 2015

  Case summary of Senator Olufemi Lanlehin v. Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi discussing election petition and time limits for filing replies under Nigerian law.

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  • electoral act 2010 (as amended), first schedule paragraphs 10(2), 12(1) and 45(1)→
  • extension of time to file respondent’s reply→
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