Appeal Court upholds Osun Rep Salam’s election – TheNigerialawyer

The court of appeal sitting in akure, ondo state, on Friday
upheld the election of Hon. Bamidele Salam as the lawmaker
representing Ede North, Ede south, Egbedore and Ejigbo federal
constituency in the house of representatives.

the all progressives congress (apc) candidate for the
constituency, H.on. Adejare Bello, had challenged the declaration
of Hon. Salam (PDP) as the winner of the election at the elections
petitions tribunal.

On september 2, the lower court had nullified the election of
salam after canceling the results of some units in Ede South, Ede
North, Ejigbo and Egbedore as a result of over-voting.

Dissatisfied with the ruling of the tribunal that nullified his
election and ordered rerun election in selected units across the
federal constituency, Salam approached the court of appeal to set
aside the ruling of the tribunal.

Salam in his appeal cited 38 grounds of appeal, covering errors
in law, misapplication of laws, clear bias and wrong interpretation
of the laws and guidelines covering election processes in
Nigeria.

On his own part, the APC candidate, Bello also approached the
court of appeal in a cross-appeal, seeking the total cancellation
of the house of representatives election for the federal
constituency.