Judgment
BATURE ISAH GAFAI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal questions the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja coram Mu’azu J. delivered on the 17th of December, 2021 by which the learned trial Judge entered judgment in favour of the 1st to the 1320th Plaintiffs now Respondents against the Defendants now Appellants in this Appeal. The Respondents had approached the trial Court by Originating Summons seeking for the following orders: “1.
A declaration that the 1st-5th Defendants’ decision and or action or proposal of 17th September, 2021 at the APC Headquarters in Abuja not to recognize the Claimants as the duly, validly, properly, authentically and democratically elected Local Government Area Executive Committee for the 44 Local Government Area Council of Kano State comprising of: a. 27 erected Local Government Executive Committee Council/ Areas in Kano State each comprising o: i. 23 Members ii. 4 Ex-officio members elected by the congress and b. 3 delegates to the National Convention of the Defendant party at the Local Government Congress Election conducted by the 1st to 9th Defendants and supervised by the 10th Defendant on the 4th September, 2021 is not valid, proper and in-line with the government laws. 2.
Declaration that the 1st Defendant’s summary result sheets showing the Plaintiff as: a. 27 elected Local Government Executive Committee Council/Areas in Kano State each comprising of: i. 23 Members ii. 4 Ex-officio members elected by the congress and b. 3 delegates to the National Convention is the valid, subsisting authentic and democratic result of the various Local Government Area Congress Election in Kano State to be adopted, recognize and relied upon by the 1st Defendant in Abuja. 3.
Directing the Defendants to adopt, recognize and rely on the summary result sheet consisting of the Claimants as the only valid, authentic and duly elected Local Government Executive Committee Members and Delegates for the 44 Local Government Areas of Kano State contained in the report submitted at the 1st Defendant National Headquarters in FCT, Abuja. 4.
Nullifying, voiding and or setting aside any other list(s) of any other report/directives given by the Defendants on 17th September, 2021 or any other date, other than the valid, proper and authentic summary result sheets for Local Government Area Congress submitted to the 1st – 5th Defendants by the 6th-9th Defendants on the 13th September, 2021. 5.
