AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment delivered on 21/2/2013 by the Federal High Court, holden in Umuahia and presided over by Umar, J; (hereafter to be simply referred to as the lower Court and learned trial Judge respectively).
The Respondent herein as Applicant before the lower Court commenced the instant matter by Notice of Motion under the provisions of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009 (hereafter to be simply referred to as FREPR, 2009) for the enforcement of his fundamental rights as enshrined in Sections 34(1)(a), 35(1), (3), (4) and (5) and 41(1), of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and other concurring statutory provisions thereto, in terms of the Reliefs sought in the STATEMENT accompanying, duly verified by the affidavit filed herein. The notice of motion was accompanied with (i) Applicants Verifying Affidavit in support of Application; (ii) su…