MARY U. PETER-ODILI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the 1st, 4th to 7th Defendants against the judgment of Adah J. of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered on 2nd August, 2007. By the said judgment, the trial court granted in favour of the Plaintiff reliefs 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 which in their full terms read as follows:-
Reliefs granted 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.
"1. DECLARATION that the proceedings and recommendations of the investigation committee set up by the 1st Defendant at its meeting held on the 6th and 7th of October, 2003 comprising Kehinde Sofola Esq. SAN, CON (Chairman), Hon. Justice I.A. Sotuminu, T.J. Onomigbo Okpoko, Esq. SAN, and Hon. Grand Kadi U. Y. Abudullahi (Members) together with the deliberations of the full council of the 1st defendant on the matter recommending to the 2nd defendants the dismissal of the Plaintiffs are unconstitutional, illegal and therefore null and void.
2. A DECLARATION that the purported removal of the Plaintif…