BISUAKEFE & ORS.
V.
AMANKE

(2011) JELR 46035 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/C/78/2010 · 22 Mar 2011 · Nigeria

CORAM

KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appeal

respondent

originating summons

originating process

grounds of appeal

1st march

notice of appeal

ex-parte order

1st day of march

4th day of march

abuse of office

allegations of misconduct

chief judge of cross river state

cross river state high court

decision of the trial court

injunctive relief

learned trial judge

lower court

motion ex-parte

panel of investigation

11th day of november

1st appellant

2nd 8th appellants

2nd november

appellants grounds of appeal

chief judge

decision of the lower court

exparte order

ex-parte order of injunction

expired writ

following grounds

following reliefs

interlocutory orders

isaiah olufemi akeju

issue of the staleness of the writ

jurisdiction of this honourable court

learned counsel

learned high court judge

life span

lifespan of an originating process

lifespan of the originating summons

lone issue

massoud abdulrahman oredola

members of the obanliku legislative council

motion ex-parte seeking leave

order b rule

supreme court

writ of summons

KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the exparte order granted by the Cross River State High Court, Obudu on 1st March, 2010 but dated 22nd February, 2010 in Suit No. HD/36/2009. The 2nd 8th Appellants who are members of the Obanliku Legislative Council sent a petition addressed to the 1st Appellant as Leader of the Obanliku Local Government Legislative Council on 2nd November, 2009 praying the latter to request the Chief Judge of Cross River State to constitute a panel of investigation to investigate allegations of misconduct, corruption and abuse of office made against Hon. Dr. Godwin Amanke, the Chairman of Obanliku Local Government Council of Cross River State. The Chief Judge set up the investigative panel of inquiry to look into the allegations and report to the Appellants in accordance with the Local Government Law of Cross River State.

After he had been served with a copy of the allegations the Respondent instituted suit No. …

BISUAKEFE & ORS. V. AMANKE

BISUAKEFE & ORS.
V.
AMANKE