JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): By a motion on notice dated the 27th of October, 2010, filed on 28th of October 2010, and brought under Order 7 Rule 2 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2007; Section 243 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and under the inherent jurisdiction of this court, the Applicants herein prayed for the following orders:-
"1. AN ORDER for extension of time within which the Applicants as Interested Parties in this Appeal shall apply to be joined, in this Appeal as Respondents.
2. AN ORDER granting leave to the Applicants as Interested Parties to be joined in this appeal as Interested Respondents.
3. AN ORDER joining the Applicants as Respondents in this Appeal.
AND FOR SUCH order or further orders as the Honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances".
In support of this application is a 16 paragraphs affidavit deposed to by Musa Usman Ibrahim Esq., a legal practitioner in the law firm of M. U. Ibrahim and C…