Nomination and sponsorship of electoral candidates

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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→

• UBA V. YOUNG PROGRESSIVES PARTY (2024)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Awka Division)

  Judgment date

  5 January 2023

  A detailed summary of the appeal in Uba v. Young Progressives Party, focusing on locus standi and electoral law interpretations from the Court of Appeal.

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  • 1999 constitution, sections 251(1)(q) and (r) and 285(14)→
  • domestic affairs of political parties→
  • electoral act 2022, sections 84(5)(c), 84(13), 84(14) and 152→
  • ex nihilo nihil fit→
  • independent national electoral commission candidate publication→
  • jurisdiction of the federal high court in pre-election matters→
  • locus standi in pre-election matters→
  • meaning of aspirant→

• DR. NWADIUBU ANTHONY ODINAKACHUKWU V. PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC 202 (2024)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Awka Division)

  Judgment date

  24 November 2022

  Summary of the Court of Appeal decision in Dr. Nwadiubu Anthony Odinakachukwu v. Peoples Democratic Party, focusing on key issues and the court's ruling.

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  • Burden of proof→
  • Default judgment→
  • Pre-election matter→
  • Statute-barred action→
  • computation of time in election matters→
  • electoral act 2022, sections 77(2)-(3) and 84(3), (5)(c)→
  • federal high court rules, order 8 rules 1, 7 and 10→
  • fourteen-day limitation period→

• JEV V. IYORTYOM (2014)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  30 May 2014

  Detailed judgment summary of Jev v. Iyortyom regarding electoral primary disputes and the jurisdiction of the courts in Nigeria.

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  • Originating summons→
  • conflicting affidavit evidence→
  • constitution 1999, section 251→
  • contempt of court orders→
  • electoral act 2010 (as amended), section 141→
  • electoral act 2010 (as amended), section 87(4)(c)(ii)→
  • electoral act 2010 (as amended), section 87(9)→
  • fair hearing and suo motu issues→

• CONGRESS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE V. IDRIS YAHUZA YAKUBU (2013)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  19 July 2013

  Summary of the Supreme Court of Nigeria's decision in Congress for Progressive Change v. Idris Yahuza Yakubu regarding election candidacy and jurisdiction.

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  • Abuse of court process→
  • Estoppel by conduct→
  • Fresh evidence on appeal→
  • Perverse findings of fact→
  • Political party primaries→
  • Pre-election dispute→
  • attempted substitution of candidate→
  • candidate sponsorship by political party→

• LADO V. CONGRESS FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE (2012)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  16 December 2011

  A detailed case summary of Lado v. Congress for Progressive Change, examining the court's decisions regarding jurisdiction and political party nominations.

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  • Political party primaries→
  • Pre-election dispute→
  • Striking out for want of jurisdiction→
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  • court competence and jurisdictional defect→
  • due process and condition precedent→
  • electoral act 2006, section 34→
  • electoral act 2010, section 87(4)(b)(ii), (c)(ii) and (10)→