CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st Respondent as the claimant at the trial Court took out this action via Originating Summons Procedure against the Appellants and the 2nd Respondent herein as defendants seeking declaratory reliefs in respect of his appointment as Member III of the Adamawa State House of Assembly Service Commission. The 1st Respondent also sought a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants or anyone acting through them from interfering with the claimant’s appointment as Member III of the Adamawa State House of Assembly Service Commission.
The parties filed and exchanged their processes with exhibits. At the close of the trial, the National Industrial Court, sitting in Yola presided over by K.D. Damulak, J. (hereafter referred to as the lower Court) entered judgment in favour of the 1st Respondent and granted all the reliefs claimed.
The appellants were dissatisfied with the decision thus this appeal.
The background facts are that the…