RULING
AMADU JSC
(1) This is a review application at the instance of the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant/Applicant (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”) pursuant to Article 134(b) of the 1992 Constitution. The ground of the application is that this Court constituted by a single justice as provided under Article 134 of the 1992 Constitution lacked the jurisdiction to adopt the terms of settlement executed between the Plaintiffs/Appellants/Respondents/ Respondents (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondents”) and the Applicant. The Terms of Settlement signed by the parties on 1st July, 2014 was filed in the Registry of this Court on 11th September, 2014. Subsequently, in order to secure the adoption of the terms of settlement as agreed by the parties, the Applicant filed an application in the registry of this Court headed in the following terms:
“MOTION ON NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR TERMS OF SETTLEMENT FILED ON 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2014 TO BE ADOPTED AS THE CONSENT JUDGMENT OF T…