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(2025) JELR 114198 (SC)

Supreme Court 20 Jun 2025 Nigeria
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- The Appellant/Applicant (Guaranty Trust Bank Plc) sought an order joining the Nigeria Customs Service Board, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the Honourable Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning as added Respondent

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Suit Number:SC.694/2014(R2)
Judges:Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, JSC Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, JSC Obande Festus Ogbuinya, JSC Abubakar Sadiq Umar, JSC Mohammed Baba Idris, JSC
Counsel:A. A. Aribisala, SAN, with him, M. Abah, Esq. and M. A. Aribisala, Esq. for the Appellant. J. N. Mbadugha, SAN, E. E. Eko, SAN, with them, H. Ivoke, Esq. E. E. Akaater, Esq. and T. S. Terver-Ubwa, Esq. for the Respondent. T. Oyetibo, SAN, with him, D. Oguru, Esq. for the 1st party sought to be joined.

MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JSC (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is a Motion Notice dated and filed on the 1st day of March, 2022, praying for the following orders:

1. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court granting leave to the Appellant/Applicant herein to join the Nigeria Customs Service Board, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Honourable Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively in this appeal.

2. AN ORDER amending the Appellant's Amended Notice of Appeal fled on 26th May, 2017, the Appellant's Amended Brief of Argument filed on the 25th June, 2018 and all other processes already filed in this matter to reflect the joinder of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents.

AND for such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make the circumstances of this case.

The grounds upon which the motion was brought are:

1. The Federal High Court Ibadan Judicial Division, Coram, Hon. Justice J. E. Shakarho, on 18th May, 2010…

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