MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By a writ of summons issued on 24/11/82, the plaintiffs who are members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU for short), University of Ibadan branch and who were, at all time relevant to the action leading to this appeal, the branch chairman and branch secretary respectively, commenced proceedings on their behalf and on behalf of members of NASU, University of Ibadan Branch claiming against the defendants as hereunder:
(1) A Declaration that the Executive Committee of the University of Ibadan Branch of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (hereinafter referred to as N.A.S.U.) elected on 2nd December, 1981 under the Chairmanship of Adetola Ojomo is the lawful Executive Committee of the aforesaid branch of N.A.S.U.
(2) Further and in the alternative that the purported election of another N.A.S.U. Branch Executive Committee on 27th October, 1…