On June 29, this year, a three member panel of the Benin division of the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed an appeal by Dr Mariam Ali against the electoral victory of Senator Patrick Osakwe in the 2007 Delta-North Senatorial District poll.
The election held on April 29, 2007. The three law lords including Justices Amina Augie, Ali Gumel and Chioma Nwosu-Ihime, held that Dr Ali's case against the serving senator was without merit. For instance, Justice Augie who prepared the leading judgment in the case, did a clinical analysis of its facts before throwing out Dr Ali's appeal for want of merit.
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