HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNMILOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant, Chukwuemka Comrade Nwaogwugwu, a judge of the Federal High Court Kano Division brought an application for judicial review of the Report and recommendation of the panel set up by the National Judicial Council and that of the Council with a view to quashing them pursuant to Order 47 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2000. In the application filed before the Federal High Court Abuja on 31/10/01 the appellant sought eight reliefs in the form of declaration, perpetual injunction, certiorari and prohibition against the seven Respondents in the instant appeal, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the National Judicial Council, Hon, Justice K.O. Amah, Mr. T.J. Okpoko SAN and the Federal Judicial Service commission. Prior to that application the governor of Cross River State Donald Duke wrote a petition…
NWAOGWUGWU
V.
THE PRESIDENT FRN & ORS
(2007) JELR 47981 (CA)
Court of Appeal 5 Feb 2007 Nigeria
Case
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BriefBot Summary
- The appellant, a judge of the Federal High Court, brought an application for judicial review of a report and recommendation by the National Judicial Council. - The appellant sought eight reliefs, including a declaration, perpetual injunct
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/A/116/03
Judges:OLUFUNMILOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
ABDU ABOKI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
CHIDIEBERE NWAOMA UWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. B.C. Ogu with him Mr. V.O. Ekwenge For Appellant
Mr. K. AdebaleMr. C.A. Ajuyah, Miss Adijegbe For Respondent
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