Author: Flomo Wolobah

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors Peter Y. Kerkula of Jones & Jones Law Firm and Laveli J. Supuwood of Foundation Law Firm appeared for the appellant. Counsellors Joseph N. Blidi, ln-House Counsel, National Elections Commission, (NEC), F. Musah Dean, Jr. and C. Alexander B. Zoe appeared for the 1’t appellee. Counsellor Alhaji Swaliho A. Sesay of Sesay, Johnson and Associates Law Chambers appeared for 2nd appellee.

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellor Amos Y. Bartu of Legal Consultants, lnc., appeared for the appellant. Counsellor Joseph Blidi, In-House Counsel of the National Elections Commission (NEC), and Counsellors F. Musah Dean, Jr., and C. Alexander B. Zoe, appeared for the 1st appellee. Counsellor J. Laveli Supuwood appeared for the 2nd appellee. After having carefully examined the facts as contained in the records, listened to the arguments on both sides, and considered the evidence and the laws relevant thereto. it is hereby

That the representative candidates of the ‘1st appellants, although having excepted to the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) and announced an appeal therefrom to the Supreme Court, they having taken no further steps to perfect the appeal in keeping the law on said matter, the motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the NEC as to those representative candidates is deemed abandoned; the motion to dismiss the appeal is therefore denied and dismissed;

That the Chairman of the NEC, having been shown to have made statements and utterances on the elections, while the complaints filed by the appellants before the NEC were still being investigated and awaiting disposition. and which could be viewed as bias and prejudicial, he should have recused himself

when this case was called for hearing Counsellor Charles Walker Brumskine, James G. lnnis’ Jr” Powo C. Hilton and D. Onesimus Banwon of the Brumskine and Associates Law offices’ appeared for the petitioners. Counsellors Joseph N, Blidi, Frank Musah Dean, Jr. and C. Alexander B. Zoe appeared for the respondents.

Having carefully examined the petition, the returns thereto and the arguments presented before this court by Counsels represented by the parties, it is hereby

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors F. Benedict Sannoh and J. Laveli Supuwood appeared for the informants. Counsellors Frank Musah Dean, Jr., and Alexander 8. Zoe appeared for the 1st respondent National Elections commission. Counsellors N. Oswald Tweh and appeared for the 2nd Respondents. Powo C. Hilton appeared for the 2nd Respondents.

Having reviewed the contentions raised by the parties, perused their briefs and listened to their arguments, and considered the relevant laws appertaining thereto, it is hereby

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors Famere G. Stubblefield, of the Stubblefield, Nigba and Associates, Sayma Serenius Cephus of the Justice & peace Interest Consortium Africa (JUPICA), Milton D. Taylor, of the Taylor and Associates Law Offices, and Emmanuel Tulay of the Tulay & Associates Law Firm, appeared for the movantsf2nd appellee political parties. Counsellor Lavela KoboiJohnson, Sr., of the Century Law Office, in association with Counsellor Amara M. Sheriff of J. Johnny Momoh & Associates Legal Chambers, lnc., appeared for the respondent/appellant. Counsellors Joseph N. Blidi, ln-House Counsel of the National Elections Commission, F. Musah Dean, Jr., and C. Alexander B. Zoe, appeared for the 1st appellee, National Elections Commission.

When the case was called for hearing, Counsellor Joseph N. Blidi, ln-House Counsel for the National Elections Commission, and Counsellors Frank Musa Dean and C. Alexander Zoe appeared for the movant/appellee. Counsellor Finley Y. Karngar appeared for the respondent/appellant.

Having listened to the arguments and contentions advanced by the parties, reviewed the facts and circumstances presented in the certified records, and examined the laws controlling in the case; and being satisfied that the respondent/appellant did not file his bill of exceptions within the time prescribed by the New Elections Law and the Regulations of the National Elections Commission, thereby depriving this Court of the required jurisdiction to hear the appeal on the merits, it is

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors David B. Gibson, Jr., of the Renaissance Law Group and S. Gayah Karmo, Pro se appeared for the appellants.
Counsellors A. Ndubuisi Nwabudike and Benedict F. Sannoh of the Sannoh & Partners, PC, appeared for the appellees.

Having carefully reviewed the certified records, heard the arguments and contentions advanced by the counsels representing the parties and considered the laws cited and relied upon, it is hereby

And being also conscious that Appellee National Elections Commission had failed to conduct a hearing and thereby afford the appellants the guaranteed due process of law opportunity mandated by the Constitution, statutory and case laws of the Republic, to determine the penalty to be imposed upon Co-appellant Harrison S. Kainwea, Sr. for his violation of the Code;

And acknowledging further that the records in this case, as certified to the Supreme Court, lack any evidence that the final decision of Appellee National Elections Commission in rejecting the application of Co-appellant Harrison S. Karnwea, Sr. and barring him from contesting the vice presidential position on Co-appellant Libefi Party ticket in the ensuing October 2017 Elections, was done by the Board of Commission, but rather that same appears on the records to have been done on the lone and sole signature of the Chairman of the Appellee, it is hereby