Intra-party electoral dispute

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• SANI V. A.P.C. (2023)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  17 February 2023

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Sani v. A.P.C., addressing the legality of party primaries and bias accusations in Nigerian electoral matters.

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  • Political party primary election→
  • allegation of judicial bias→
  • conflicting affidavit evidence→
  • constitutional right to fair hearing under section 36→
  • direct and indirect primary elections→
  • electoral act 2022 sections 29(1), 31, 84(1), 84(5)(c)(ii), 84(14) and 87(9)→
  • inec monitoring of primary elections→
  • intra-party electoral dispute→

• EZENWANKWO V. YOUNG PROGRESSIVES PARTY (2023)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Awka Division)

  Judgment date

  5 January 2023

  Summary of Ezenwankwo v. YPP and others, detailing the Court of Appeal's significant rulings on locus standi in electoral matters.

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  • 1999 constitution section 285(14)(c)→
  • Aspirant→
  • Cross-appeal→
  • Federal High Court jurisdiction→
  • Jurisdiction→
  • Locus standi→
  • Pre-election dispute→
  • Statute-barred action→

• PERETU V. GARIGA (2013)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  14 December 2012

  A detailed summary of Peretu v. Gariga, addressing jurisdiction, electoral candidates, and the Supreme Court's ruling on internal political party matters.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Nomination and sponsorship of candidates→
  • Ouster clause→
  • Political party constitution→
  • Pre-election dispute→
  • Section 15 Court of Appeal Act→
  • bayelsa state local government election→
  • declaratory and injunctive relief→

• HALIMA HASSAN TUKUR V. GARBA UMAR UBA & OTHERS (2012)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  9 July 2012

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Halima Hassan Tukur v. Garba Umar Uba regarding election candidacy and party screening processes.

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  • appellate re-evaluation of evidence→
  • breach of political party electoral guidelines→
  • damages for breach of party guidelines→
  • declaratory and injunctive relief→
  • electoral act 2010, sections 87(4)(c)(ii), 87(9) and 87(10)→
  • estoppel by silence→
  • evaluation of affidavit and documentary evidence→
  • inec candidate nomination→

• RT. HON. ROTIMI CHIBUIKE AMAECHI V. INEC & ORS. (2008)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  18 January 2008

  Summary of Amaechi v. INEC (2008), on unlawful candidate substitution, pre-election jurisdiction, judicial precedent and consequential reliefs.

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  • 1999 constitution, sections 221 and 308→
  • Fresh evidence on appeal→
  • Judicial notice→
  • Lis pendens→
  • Political party nomination→
  • Stare decisis→
  • candidate substitution in elections→
  • cogent and verifiable reasons→

• MOHAMMED HASSAN HASHIM RIMI V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTION (2003)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Abuja Division)

  Judgment date

  5 August 2003

  Case summary on the decision of the Court of Appeal regarding locus standi of an electoral petition in the Rimi v. INEC case.

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  • Election petition→
  • Locus standi→
  • Preliminary objection→
  • electoral act 2002 sections 23, 133(1) and 134(1)(d)→
  • intra-party electoral dispute→
  • jurisdiction of election tribunal→
  • late substitution of candidate→
  • political party candidate substitution→