ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): This is an appeal against a post judgment Ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (the trial court), made on 14th May, 2019 by Honourable Justice Sylvanus C. Oriji.
Before the trial court, the Respondent, as Plaintiff, had sued the Appellant as Defendant, in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/912/2017, claiming the following reliefs:
(a) An order of this Court compelling the Defendant to accept the radios and pay to the Plaintiff the amount of the contract sum as contained in the said contract agreement in the sum of N12,660,000.00 and damage the radios incurred for overstaying at the airport.
(b) The sum of N10,000,000.00 as general damages.
(c) Cost of this suit.
After trial, the trial court delivered judgment on 6th March, 2019 against the Appellant and in favour of the Respondent and ordered the Appellant to accept the radios and pay to the Respondent the sum of N10,761,000.00 being the unpaid balance of the cont…