Jurisdiction of election petition tribunals

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• PRINCE SUNDAY BAMIDELE ADERONMU V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELEC (2012)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  20 April 2012

  A detailed summary of the case Prince Sunday Bamidele Aderonmu v. Independent National Electoral Commission, focusing on election petition laws and time limits.

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  • 180-day constitutional time limit→
  • Election petitions→
  • Stare decisis→
  • binding effect of supreme court decisions→
  • computation of time for election petitions→
  • expeditious determination of election petitions→
  • fair hearing under section 36(1)→
  • interpretation of “shall”→

• NICHOLAS OLUYEMI V. AJEWOLE EDWARD ASAOLU (2010)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  12 June 2008

  Summary of the Court of Appeal judgment in Nicholas Oluyemi v. Ajewole Edward Asaolu focusing on election petitions and locus standi issues.

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  • Admissibility of documentary evidence→
  • Locus standi→
  • assessment of witness credibility→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, sections 107(1)(f) and 285(2)→
  • election proceedings sui generis→
  • electoral act 2006, sections 144(1) and 145(1)(a)→
  • evidence act, sections 93 and 97→
  • jurisdiction of election petition tribunals→