IBRAHIM MUHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Lagos state High court, Lagos Judicial Division, holden at Lagos in suit No. LD/962/2005. By the said ruling, which was delivered by the Hon. Justice B.A. Oke-Lawal on June 17, 2008, the Appellant application, dated May 5, 2007, seeking to join the National Inland waterways Authority as a co-defendant to the suit was refused. Not unnaturally, the Appellant was utterly dissatisfied with the lower court's decision. Thus, resulting in filing the instant appeal.
FACTS and CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASES:
The genesis of the present appeal dates back to June 7, 2005. That's the day on which the two Respondents filed in the court below a writ of summons against the Appellant claiming statutory right of occupancy over a parcel of land, measuring a total of 1062 a square metres, situate at Oyinkan Abayomi (formerly Queen's) Drive, Ikoyi Lagos' By the statement of claim thereof, dated…