BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is an Application filed by way of a Motion on Notice on 16/3/2015 by the Appellant/Applicant and brought pursuant to Order 7 Rules 1; Order 8 Rules 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011 praying this Court for an order granting the Appellant/Applicant enlargement of time within which the Appellant/Applicant may compile and transmit the Record of Appeal to this Court and to deem the Record of Appeal already compiled and transmitted to this Court as properly filed and served.
The Grounds of the Application, stated to have been made in good faith, are that the time provided for the compilation and transmission of the Record of Appeal by the Registrar of the Lower Court and the Appellant/Applicant has since elapsed and that the Appellant/Applicant is willing and ready to diligently prosecute the Appeal with the Record of Appeal already compiled and transmitted to this Court.
In support of the application is an Affidavit of 2…