OFORKAJA
V.
TARABA STATE GOVT.

OGBUAGU , JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Taraba State High Court sitting at Jalingo and presided over by Tuktur, J. dismissing the appellant’s suit No. TRSJ/39m/97 on 12th March, 1998. The appellant who was the applicant in the said suit, had, after obtaining leave of the trial court in an ex parte application, later filed the substantive application for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to fair hearing, personal liberty and right to property. From the Certified True Copy of the record of proceedings at page 24, I observed that in the said ruling leading to the instant appeal, A the appellant in the said application, sought for the following orders, namely: “(1) An order enforcing his fundamental right to fair hearing, personal liberty and right to property. (2) An order quashing certain aspect of the proceedings, and orders of the Commission of Inquiry into the procurement, distribution and sales of fertilizer in Taraba Sta…