Election Petitions
Election petition timelines run in days and procedural errors are permanent — contact us immediately.
If a result has just been declared and you believe it was improperly obtained — contact us now. The 21-day filing window has already started running.
Election petition timelines are measured in days, not weeks. Under the Electoral Act, a petition must be filed within 21 days of the declaration of the result. Procedural errors — wrong parties, defective pre-hearing compliance, inadequate evidence gathering — are permanent. There is no second attempt, and there is no extension of the filing window.
This firm has the constitutional fluency, procedural discipline, and urgency capacity that election petition practice demands. We have handled election matters at the election tribunal, State High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court levels. The preparation discipline that goes into a successful petition — evidence gathering, witness preparation, pre-hearing compliance, concurrent appeal readiness — requires a firm that is already familiar with the terrain.
If you believe a result was improperly obtained, the instruction to act and the gathering of evidence must begin the day the result is declared — not after consultation and deliberation. The window to act does not accommodate delay, and it does not reopen.
Election petitions are high-visibility, high-stakes proceedings. The SAN designation signals to the tribunal and opposing parties that the petition will be prosecuted at the highest level of advocacy. In a proceeding where the line between success and failure is frequently drawn at the procedural and evidentiary level, the preparation discipline of SAN-led representation is a material advantage.
Services Within This Practice Area
Presidential & Governorship Petitions
Filing and prosecution of election petitions challenging presidential and governorship results at the Presidential Election Petition Court and Court of Appeal.
NASS Election Petitions
Senate and House of Representatives election petitions at the Election Tribunal — filing, pre-hearing, hearing, and judgment.
State Assembly Petitions
State House of Assembly election petition proceedings — all states covered from either office.
Petition Defence
Representation of declared winners facing petitions — procedural challenges, pre-hearing compliance, substantive defence.
Election Tribunal Appeals
Appeals from Election Tribunals to the Court of Appeal, and further appeals to the Supreme Court where applicable.
Pre-Election Matters
Party primary disputes, candidate screening challenges, and pre-election matters before the Federal and State High Courts.
Selected Outcomes
All matters anonymised in accordance with professional confidentiality obligations.
Court of Appeal
Governorship election petition
Petition upheld. New election ordered following proof of substantial non-compliance.
Election Tribunal
NASS petition — Senate seat
Petitioner declared rightful winner following recount ordered by tribunal.
Election Tribunal
Petition defence — State Assembly
Petition dismissed in full. Client retained seat. All grounds of petition defeated.
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